JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2010 - No. 18)

The time for half life period of a certain reaction A $$\to$$ products is 1 hour. When the initial concentration of the reactant ‘A’, is 2.0 mol L–1, how much time does it take for its concentration to come from 0.50 to 0.25 mol L–1 if it is a zero order reaction ?
4 h
0.5 h
0.25 h
1 h

Explanation

For the reaction

$$A\,\, \to \,\,$$ Product ; given $${t_{1/2}} = 1\,\,$$ hour

for a zero order reaction

$${t_{completion}}\,\, = {{\left[ {{A_0}} \right]} \over k} = {{initial\,\,conc.} \over {rate\,\,cons\tan t}}$$

$$\therefore$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,{t_{1/2}} = {{\left[ {{A_0}} \right]} \over {2K}}$$

or $$\,\,\,\,\,k = {{\left[ {{A_0}} \right]} \over {2{t_{1/2}}}} = {2 \over {2 \times 1}} = 1\,\,mol\,li{t^{ - 1}}\,h{r^{ - 1}}$$

Further for a zero order reaction

$$k = {{dx} \over {dt}} = {{change\,\,\,in\,\,\,concentration} \over {time}}$$

$$I = {{0.50 - 0.25} \over {time}}\,\,\,$$

$$\therefore$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,$$ time $$ = 0.25\,\,hr.$$

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