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The half - life of N2O5 at 45 °C is 24 minutes. How long will it take for sample of N2O5 to decay to 25% of its original concentration?

Correct answer: D. 48 minutes

  • A. 24 minutes
  • B. 120 minutes
  • C. 72 minutes
  • D. 48 minutes

Explanation

First, find out how many half-lives it takes to reach 25% (which is 1/4) of the original concentration:- (¼) = 2 , where 'n' is the number of half-lives.(-n) Taking the logarithm of both sides:-n = log(¼) / log(2) n = log(4) / log(2) = 2Since it takes 2 half-lives to reach 25% of the original concentration, you can multiply the half-life by 2 to find the total time required:Total time = 2 * 24 minutes = 48 minutes.

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