The half life period of decomposition of a compound is 50 minutes. If the initial concentration is halved, the half life period is reduced to 25 minutes. What is the order of reaction ?

Explanation

To determine the order of the reaction based on the given half-life periods, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Understand the relationship between half-life and concentration
The half-life (\(t_{1/2}\)) of a reaction is related to the initial concentration (\(A\)) and the order of the reaction (\(n\)). The general formula for half-life in terms of concentration and order is:

\[ t_{1/2} \propto A^{(1-n)} \]
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