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Kinetics of First Order Reaction IV - Video Solution
Cyclopropane is the smallest cyclic hydrocarbon. Because its 60 degree bond angle allows poor orbital overlap, its bonds are weak. As a result, it is thermally unstable and rearranges to propene at 1000 C via a first order reaction. The rate constant is 92 s-1.
What is the half-life of the reaction?
How long does it take for the concentration of cyclopropane to reach one-quarter of the intial value?
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