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2.4 <strong>Kinetics</strong> of second-order reactions 25<br />

I<br />

Figure 2.9: <strong>Kinetics</strong> of second-order reactions.<br />

I<br />

Half lifetime:<br />

y<br />

y<br />

y<br />

£<br />

A<br />

¡<br />

12<br />

¢¤<br />

=<br />

[A] 0<br />

2<br />

(2.87)<br />

2<br />

[A] 0<br />

= 1<br />

[A] 0<br />

+2 12 (2.88)<br />

12 =<br />

1<br />

2 [A] 0<br />

(2.89)<br />

The half lifetime for a second-order reactions depends on the initial concentration!<br />

2.4.2 A + B → products<br />

A+B→ P (2.90)

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