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The following data are for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in dilute sodium hydroxide at 20...

The following data are for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in dilute sodium hydroxide at 20 °C.

H2O2(aq) --> H2O(l) + ½ O2(g)

[ H2O2], M 2.58×10-2 1.29×10-2 6.45×10-3 3.23×10-3
time, min 0 8.68 17.4 26.0


Hint: It is not necessary to graph these data.

(1)
The half life observed for this reaction is ____ min .

(2)
Based on these data, the rate constant for this (zero/first/second?) order reaction is ______min -1.

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Answer #1

Half-life is the time required for a quantity to reduce to half of its initial value.

H2O​​​​​2 takes 8.68min to be half ( i.e.1.29×10-2 M) of its initial concentration (i.e. 2.58×10-2 M), so its half age will be 8.68min

(1) = 8.68min

(2) first of all we calculate order of reaction

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