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The half-lives of both zero-order and second-order reactions depend on both initial concentrations and rate constants. Why does the half-lif
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The half-lives of both zero-order and second-order reactions depend on both initial concentrations and rate constants. Why does the half-life for second order decrease with increasing initial concentration
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2021-07-30T20:52:36+00:00
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Answer:
This is because the half life of second order reactions is inversely proportional to the initial concentration of the reactant.
Explanation:
The equation to half life in the second order reactions is given by:
t1/2=1/[A]initial
From the equation, you can see that as the initial concentration of A increases the denominator also increases ,thus overall value (t1/2) decreases.
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