For a Certain Overall Second-Order Reaction with the General Form

question 64

Multiple Choice

For a certain overall second-order reaction with the general form aA → products,the initial rate of reaction is 0.50 M·s−1 when the initial concentration of the reactant is 0.27 M.What is the rate constant for this reaction?

• A) 0.039 M^-1·s−1
• B) 6.9 M^-1·s−1
• C) 0.50 M^-1·s−1
• D) 0.54 M^-1·s−1
• E) 25 M^-1·s−1

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