15. Chemical Kinetics
Integrated Rate Law
22PRACTICE PROBLEM
The progress of a first-order reaction is monitored by spectrophotometry. The reactant is the only colored specie in the reaction mixture with an absorptivity of 6.42×102 M−1•cm−1 at 635 nm. The reaction is carried out in a 1.00 cm quartz sample cell and the initial absorbance is 0.245. At what time will the absorbance fall to 0.165 if the rate constant is 3.48×10−2 s−1 at 300 K?
The progress of a first-order reaction is monitored by spectrophotometry. The reactant is the only colored specie in the reaction mixture with an absorptivity of 6.42×102 M−1•cm−1 at 635 nm. The reaction is carried out in a 1.00 cm quartz sample cell and the initial absorbance is 0.245. At what time will the absorbance fall to 0.165 if the rate constant is 3.48×10−2 s−1 at 300 K?
ANSWERS OPTIONS
A
10.1 s
B
11.4 s
C
18.2 s
D
15.5 s