The Half-Life of a Reaction Is

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Multiple Choice

The half-life of a reaction is

• A)twice as long for a second-order reaction as it is for a first-order reaction.
• B)one-half of the time the reaction will take to go to completion.
• C)how long the reaction can run before stopping.
• D)the time it takes for the amount of product formed to equal half the initial amount of reactant.
• E)the time it takes for the reactant concentration to decrease to one-half of its initial value.

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