The question is incomplete, here is the complete question:
At elevated temperature, nitrogen dioxide decomposes to nitrogen oxide and oxygen gas
The reaction is second order for with a rate constant of
at 300°C. If the initial [NO₂] is 0.260 M, it will take ________ s for the concentration to drop to 0.150 M
a) 1.01 b) 5.19 c) 0.299 d) 0.0880 e) 3.34
<u>Answer:</u> The time taken is 5.19 seconds
<u>Explanation:</u>
The integrated rate law equation for second order reaction follows:
where,
k = rate constant =
t = time taken = ?
[A] = concentration of substance after time 't' = 0.150 M
= Initial concentration = 0.260 M
Putting values in above equation, we get:
Hence, the time taken is 5.19 seconds