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Time or amount left in a first order reaction from its half-life

This type of question, asked 11 times: 3 May 2023 S1, 4 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2023 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S2, 22 Apr 2025 S1, 11 Apr 2026 S2, 13 Apr 2026 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S2, 12 May 2026 S2, 14 May 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S1. All 12 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    3 May 2023 S1

    66
    What time is required for 100 g of reactant to reduce to 25 g in a first order reaction having half-life 5760 year?

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  2. Question 2

    4 May 2023 S1

    52
    Half-life of a first order reaction is 1 hour. What fraction of it will remain after 3 hours?

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  3. Question 3

    11 May 2023 S2

    94
    What is the time needed to reduce the initial concentration of reactant to 10% in a first order reaction if its half life time is 10 minutes?

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  4. Question 4

    20 Apr 2025 S2

    85
    Half-life of a first order reaction is 3 minute. What is the time required to reduce the concentration of reactant by 90%90\% of its initial concentration?

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  5. Question 5

    22 Apr 2025 S1

    99
    Half-life of a first order reaction is 20 minutes. The time taken to reduce the initial concentration of reactant to (1/10)th (1/10)^{\text{th~}} is ____\_\_\_\_ .

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  6. Question 6

    11 Apr 2026 S2

    27
    The half life of first order reaction is 850850 s. The initial concentration of the reactant is 0.06 mol dm−30.06\ \mathrm{mol\,dm^{-3}}. What concentration would remain after 12001200 s ?

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  7. Question 7

    13 Apr 2026 S2

    27
    A first order reaction takes 1616 minutes for it's 50%50\% completion. What fraction that would react in 3232 minutes from the beginning?

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  8. Question 8

    19 Apr 2026 S2

    31
    Half life of a first order reaction is 900900 second. If initial concentration of reactant is 0.08 mol dm−30.08\ \mathrm{mol\,dm^{-3}} find concentration that remains after 3535 minute ?

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  9. Question 9

    19 Apr 2026 S2

    33
    For a first order reaction, half life is 55 hour. What time is required to reduce 1010 g of reactant to 2.52.5 g ?

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  10. Question 10

    12 May 2026 S2

    30
    Calculate the time required to reduce the radioactive substance to 20%20\% if the half life period is 1010 minutes.

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  11. Question 11

    14 May 2026 S1

    26
    The half life of a first order reaction is 600600 second. How long will it take for 20%20\% of the reactant to react?

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  12. Question 12

    15 May 2026 S1

    26
    For the first order reaction, the half life period is 1010 minutes. What quantity of reactant remains after 3030 minutes if the initial quantity of reactant taken is 11 g?

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