JEE Main 12 Jan 2019 Morning Question 14

Question: Decomposition of X exhibits a rate constant of $ 0.05\mu g/year $ . How many years are required for the decomposition of $ 5\mu g $ of X into $ 2.5\mu g $ ? [JEE Main Online Paper Held On 12-Jan-2019 Morning]

Options:

A) 25

B) 50

C) 20

D) 40

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

According to unit of rate constant it is a zero order reaction,

then half life of zero order reaction $ {{t} _{1/2}}=\frac{C _0}{2k}=\frac{5}{2\times 0.05}=50,years $