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Question
A first-order reaction has a rate constant of 0.0173 min⁻¹. What percentage of the reactant decomposes in 80 minutes?
Explanation
log([R]₀/[R]) ≈ 0.602 → fraction remaining = 0.25 → % decomposed = 75%.
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