1/2 life
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1/2 life
Does the 1/2 life for first order depend on the initial concentration like it does for zero and second-order reactions?
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Re: 1/2 life
No, if you look at the equation, the half-life only takes into account the rate constant, which is dependent on temp and activation energy only.
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Re: 1/2 life
1/2 life for first order is the only order that is not dependent on initial concentration but just the reaction constant (k), with units 1/s.
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Re: 1/2 life
No, based on the half-life equations it is not affected by initial concentration, only the rate constant. This means that the half life is actually more dependent on other factors, such as temperature
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Re: 1/2 life
Why is it that for only the first order it isn't dependent on the initial concentration?
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Re: 1/2 life
Raj_Bains_2C wrote:The half-life for first order dow not depend on the initial concentration.
*does not*
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