Question

Chlorine monoxide accumulates in the stratosphere above Antarctica each winter and plays a key role in the formation of the ozone hole above the South Pole each spring. Eventually, ClO decomposes according to the equation:

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Chlorine monoxide accumulates in the stratosphere above Antarctica each winter 3nd plays a key role the formation of the ozone hole above the South Pole each spring Eventually. CIO decomposes acco to the equation: 2CIO(g) rightarrow CL2(g) + O2(g) The second-order rate constant for the decomposition of CIO is 6950000000 M-1 s-1 at a particular temperature Determine the half-life of CIO when its initial concentration is .0000000185 M

Answer:

7.8 * 10^-3 s

Explanation:

Given that the half life of a second order reaction is obtained from the formula;

t1/2 = k-1[A]o-1

t1/2 = 1/k[A]o

second order rate constant (k) = 6950000000 M-1 s-1

initial concentration ([A]o) =0.0000000185 M

t1/2 = 1/6950000000 * 0.0000000185

t1/2 = 7.8 * 10^-3 s