Question

Time required to decompose `SO_(2) Cl_(2)` to half of its initial amount is 60 minutes. If the decomposition is a first order reaction, calculate the rate constant of the reaction.

Answer 1

For the first order reaction
Rate constnat `(k) =(0.693)/(60 min) =(0.693)/((60xx60)s)=1.925xx10^(-4)s^(-1)`
`k=1.925xx10^(-4) s^(-1).`