A first order reaction has a rate constant of 2.303×10-3 s-1. The time required for 40 g of this reactant to reduce to 10 g will be
[Given that log10 2 = 0.3010] [2019]
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For a first order reaction, k=2.303tlog[A]0[A]t
2.303×10-3=2.303tlog4010
t=110-3log22=210-3log2=210-3×0.3010=602 s