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1. Define half-life period of a reaction.2. A first order reaction is found to have a rate constant k = 5.5 × 10-14 s-1 . Find the half-life period of the reaction. |
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Answer» 1. Time in which the concentration of the reactant is reduced to one half of its initial concentration. 2. \(t_{1/2}=\frac{0.693}{k}=\frac{0.693}{5.5\times 10^{-14}s^{-1}}\)\(=\frac{0.693}{5.5}\times10^{14}s\) |
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