JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2012

  • question_answer
    The thermal decomposition of a molecule shows first order kinetics. The molecule decomposes 50% in 120 min. How much time it will take to decompose 90%?

    A)  300 min

    B)  360 min

    C)  398.8 min

    D)  400 min

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     \[t=\frac{2.303}{k}\log \frac{a}{a-x}\] (I) When \[a=100,\] \[x=50\]and \[t=120\,\min \] \[k=\frac{2.303}{120}\log \frac{100}{100-50}\] \[k=\frac{2.303}{120}\log 2\] \[k=\frac{2.303\times 0.3010}{120}=0.00578{{\min }^{-1}}\] (II) When \[a=100,x=90,\,\,t=?\] \[t=\frac{2.303}{0.00578}\log \frac{100}{100-90}\] \[t=\frac{2.303}{0.00578}\times \log 10\] \[=398.4\] \[\approx 398.8\,\min \]


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