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Assertion (A): The half-life of a reaction is the time in which the concentration of the reactant is reduced to one-half of its initial concentration. - Chemistry

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प्रश्न

Assertion (A): The half-life of a reaction is the time in which the concentration of the reactant is reduced to one-half of its initial concentration.

Reason (R): In first-order kinetics, when the concentration of reactant is doubled, its half-life is doubled.

विकल्प

  • Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

  • Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

  • Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

  • Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

MCQ

उत्तर

Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Explanation:

The half-life of a first-order reaction is independent of the initial concentration.

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