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A first order reaction is 50% complete in 20 minutes. What is its rate constant ?

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`t_(1//2) = 20 min`
` k= ( 0.693 )/( t_(1//2) ) = ( 0.693 )/( 20 ) = 0.03465 min""^(-1)`
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