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COMEDK · Chemistry · 19. Chemical Kinetics

When the initial concentration of a zero order reaction is doubled, the half-life of the reaction is:

  1. A doubled
  2. B tripled
  3. C halved
  4. D not changed
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(A) doubled

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For a zero order reaction, the half-life is given by the expression: \(t_{1/2} = \dfrac{[A]_0}{2k}\) where \([A]_0\) is the initial concentration and \(k\) is the rate constant. This shows that the half-life is directly proportional to the initial concentration (…