Home
Study
Practice
Resources
Download Offline
Chemical Kinetics Examples
Reaction Rates and Half-Life
Example
First-Order Reaction: Pollutant Degradation
A toxic solvent spills into a river. Environmental engineers determine its degradation follows first-order kinetics with a rate constant (
k
k
k
) of
0.035
day
−
1
0.035 \, \text{day}^{-1}
0.035
day
−
1
. If the initial concentration is
120
ppm
120 \, \text{ppm}
120
ppm
, what will the concentration be after 30 days?
Step-by-Step Solution
0 of 4 Steps Completed
Show All
1
Start Solution
Click to reveal the first step