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Q.Describe the graphical representation of first order reaction.

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Step 1. The integrated first order rate law is ln⁡[A]0[A]=kt\ln\dfrac{[A]_0}{[A]}=kt, which rearranges to ln⁡[A]=−kt+ln⁡[A]0\ln[A]=-kt+\ln[A]_0.

Step 2. This matches the straight-line equation y=mx+cy=mx+c, with y=ln⁡[A]y=\ln[A], x=tx=t, slope m=−km=-k, and intercept c=ln⁡[A]0c=\ln[A]_0.

Step 3. So plotting ln⁡[A]\ln[A] against time gives a perfectly straight line, sloping DOWNWARD (since k is positive), starting at ln⁡[A]0\ln[A]_0 when t=0t=0. …

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