Negatively charged particles in atom - Electrons
Answer: a) The concentration after 8.8min is 0.17 M
b) Time taken for the concentration of cyclopropane to decrease from 0.25M to 0.15M is 687 seconds.
Explanation:
Expression for rate law for first order kinetics is given by:

where,
k = rate constant
t = age of sample
a = let initial amount of the reactant
a - x = amount left after decay process
a) concentration after 8.8 min:



b) for concentration to decrease from 0.25M to 0.15M


Knowing the ratio between atoms we can write an empirical formula:
<span>C4H6O </span>
<span>we compute the molar mass of this single formula: </span>
<span>4x12 + 6 x 1 + 16 x1 = 70 g / mol </span>
<span>Now, as we know the actual molar mas being 280 g/mol, we divide this number by 70 and we get the ratio between empirical formula and molecular actual formula: </span>
<span>280 / 70 = 4 </span>
<span>This means that actual molecular formula is: </span>
<span>(C4H6O)4 or </span>
<span>C16H24O4 </span>