Q. The gaseous decomposition reaction, $A ( g ) \longrightarrow 2 B ( g )+ C ( g )$ is observed to first order over the excess of liquid water at $25^{\circ} C$. It is found that after $10$ minutes the total pressure of system is $188$ torr and after very long time it is $388$ torr. The rate constant of the reaction (in $hr ^{-1}$ ) is: [Given : vapour pressure of $H _{2} O$ at $25^{\circ}$ is $28$ torr $(\ln 2=0.7, \ln 3=1.1, \ln 10=2.3)$ ]
Chemical Kinetics
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