Reaction; Half-Life

Question

For the following zero order reaction, the rate constant is 0.853 ^M/_s and the [A]₀ = 4.54 M. Calculate the half-life.

2 A → 3 B

What is the half-life and the formula used?

Answer 1

The half-life formula for a zero-order reaction is shown below:

t_1/2 = [A]_o / 2k

Now that you have the proper formula, you should easily be able to use the data given in the problem to calculate the half-life.