PART A  To calculate the half-life, plug the value for k� into the half-life equation and solve. What is the half-life of a first-order reaction with a rate constant of 8.20×10−4  s−1 s−1?

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PART A 

To calculate the half-life, plug the value for k� into the half-life equation and solve.

What is the half-life of a first-order reaction with a rate constant of 8.20×10−4  s−1 s−1?

Express your answer with the appropriate units.
PART B 
What is the rate constant of a first-order reaction that takes 440 secondsseconds for the reactant concentration to drop to half of its initial value?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
PART C 
 
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