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How to determine the order of a reaction by experimentally measuring the half lives of the reaction?
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- Simonizer1218Lv 75 years ago
The half lives of different ordered reactions are as follows:
zero order: t½ = [Ao] / 2k
first order: t½ = 0.693 / k
second order: t½ = 1 / k [Ao]
So, if you know the half life, you can determine which equation it fits, and thus determine the order of the reaction.
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