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Offline sam2

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half-life
« on: April 15, 2014, 11:59:11 PM »
    The decomposition of carbon disulfide, CS2, to carbon monosulfide, CS, and sulfur is first order with k = 2.8 x 10-7 s-1 at 1000oC.
    CS2 CS + S
    What is the half-life of this reaction at 1000oC?
    (a) 5.0 x 107 s
    (b) 4.7 x 10-6 s
    (c) 3.8 x 105 s
    (d) 6.1 x 104 s
    (e) 2.5 x 106 s

Pls explain

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Re: half-life
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2014, 01:44:44 AM »
    The decomposition of carbon disulfide, CS2, to carbon monosulfide, CS, and sulfur is first order with k = 2.8 x 10-7 s-1 at 1000°C.
    CS2  :rarrow: CS + S
    What is the half-life of this reaction at 1000°C?
  • 5.0 x 107 s
  • 4.7 x 10-6 s
  • 3.8 x 105 s
  • 6.1 x 104 s
  • 2.5 x 106 s


Pls explain

What are your thoughts? Any equations you know that may help?

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=half+life+of+a+first+order+reaction ?

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Re: half-life
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2014, 01:47:35 AM »
Give this a read through:
http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/howtosolveit/Kinetics/Halflife.html

Perhaps it could give you some insight.

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