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The half-life of decomposition of gaseous `CH_(3)CHO` at initial pressure of `365 mm` and `170 mm` of `Hg` were `420 sec` and `880 sec` respectively. The order of the reaction is:

A

2

B

4

C

6

D

8

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`t_(1//2)prop(1)/(a^(n-1))" "["Here "a propP]" "(880)/(410)=[(364)/(170)]^(n-1)" ":.n=2`
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