Dinitrogen Pentaoxide Rapidly Decomposes in the Atmosphere According to the Reaction

question 128

Multiple Choice

Dinitrogen pentaoxide rapidly decomposes in the atmosphere according to the reaction 2 N₂O₅(g) $\to$ 2 N₂O₄(g) + O₂(g) .At a particular temperature,the slope of a plot of ln[N₂O₅] versus time in seconds is -0.00693.What is the half-life of this reaction if [N₂O₅]₀ = 1.20 M?

• A)100 s
• B)120 s
• C)4.79 s
• D)72.2 s
• E)86.6 s

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