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JEE Main 25 July 2022, Shift 1, Chemistry Q85

Question 85 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 25 of 30, Section B.

The half life for the decomposition of gaseous compound A is

240

s when the gaseous pressure was

500

Torr initially. When the pressure was

250

Torr, the half life was found to be

4.0

min. The order of the reaction is ______. (Nearest integer)

Official answer

NTA final key (2022 Session 2).

Chapter: Chemical Kinetics
Topic: Integrated Rate Equations
Idea tested: Nth-Order Half-Life Proportionality

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