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From the following data, show that the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is a reaction of the first order:

t (min)01020
V (ml)46.129.819.3

Where t is the time in minutes and V is the volume of standard KMnO4KMnO_4 solution required for titrating the same volume of the reaction mixture.

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Step 1. Here V (volume of standard KMnO4KMnO_4 needed to titrate the sample) is directly proportional to the REMAINING concentration of H2O2H_2O_2 at each time (unlike Question 28, where the gas evolved tracked the amount reacted) -- so the first order formula applies directly as k=2.303tlog⁡V0Vtk=\dfrac{2.303}{t}\log\dfrac{V_0}{V_t}.

Step 2. At t=10t=10: k=2.30310log⁡46.129.8=0.2303×log⁡(1.547)=0.2303×0.1895=0.04364 min−1k=\dfrac{2.303}{10}\log\dfrac{46.1}{29.8}=0.2303\times\log(1.547)=0.2303\times0.1895=0.04364\ \text{min}^{-1}.

Step 3. At t=20t=20: k=2.30320log⁡46.119.3=0.11515×log⁡(2.389)=0.11515×0.3782=0.04356 min−1k=\dfrac{2.303}{20}\log\dfrac{46.1}{19.3}=0.11515\times\log(2.389)=0.11515\times0.3782=0.04356\ \text{min}^{-1}. …

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