Q.

For a first order reaction A  Products, initial concentration of A is 0.1 M, which becomes 0.001 M after 5 minutes. Rate constant for the reaction in min-1 is          [2022]

1 1.3818  
2 0.9212  
3 0.4606  
4 0.2303  

Ans.

(2)

For a first order reaction  

k=2.303tlogaa-x

k=2.3035log0.10.001

k=2.3035log102 =2.303×25 =0.9212 min-1