Consider the reaction
A—> B
The rate of the reaction is 1.6 x 10 ^-2 m/s when the concentration of A is 0.35 M. Calculate the rate constant if the reaction is (a) first order in A and (b) second order in A.
(a) First order reaction:
Rate = k(A),
Where (k) is a constant
R = [ ( 1.6)(10-2)](0.35)
R = (5.6)(10-2)ms-1
R = 0.056ms-1
(b) Second order reaction:
Rate = k ( A) 2
R = [(1.6)(10)-2 ](0.35)2
R = (1.96)(10-3)m-1s-1
R = 0.00196m-1s-1-
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