MHT CET202411 May 2024Evening ShiftChemistryChemical KineticsActual
What is the time needed to reduce the initial concentration of reactant to 10 % in a first order reaction if its half life time is 10 minutes?
Options
- A15 minute
- B20 minute
- C25 minute
- D33 minute
Correct answer
D. 33 minute
Step-by-step solution
aligned k & = 0.693 t _ 1 / 2 ; k = 0.693 10 ~min =0.0693 ~min ⁻¹ t & = 2.303 k ₁₀ [ ~A ]₀ [ ~A ]_ t t & = 2.303 0.0693 ~min ⁻¹ ₁₀ 100 10 = 2.303 0.0693 ~min ⁻¹ 1 t & =33 minute aligned