Given: A $\rightarrow$ P rate = k[A]
If 20% of A reacts in 5.12 min,Calculate the time required for 90% of A to react.
A) 52.8 min
B) 1.05 min
C) 2.42 min
D) 3170 min
E) 22.9 min

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EThe given reaction rate law is first-order, as the rate depends on the concentration of A to the first power. In a first-order reaction, the time it takes for a certain percentage of reactant to be consumed is directly related to the rate constant and can be calculated using the formula $t = \frac{\ln(\frac{[A]_0}{[A]})}{k}$, where $[A]_0$ is the initial concentration and $[A]$ is the concentration at time $t$.Given that 20% of A reacts in 5.12 minutes, we can calculate the half-life of the reaction because the time it takes for a given fraction of the reactant to react is constant in first-order kinetics. The half-life ($t_{1/2}$) of a first-order reaction is given by $t_{1/2} = \frac{0.693}{k}$.Since 20% reaction completion time is given, we can use it to find the rate constant $k$, but more directly, we can use the property that in a first-order reaction, the time it takes to reach a certain percentage of completion does not depend on the initial concentration but on the rate constant and the logarithm of the ratio of initial to final concentrations.To calculate the time for 90% to react, we use the fact that after each half-life, the concentration of the reactant halves. For 90% reaction completion, we can directly calculate or use the known times for certain percentages to infer the time for 90% completion.Given that 20% reacts in 5.12 minutes, we can infer the time for 50% reaction (half-life) and then calculate the time for 90% reaction. The time to go from 100% to 10% (90% reaction) will be a multiple of the half-life.The correct calculation involves understanding that the time to reach a certain percentage completion in a first-order reaction can be directly related to the logarithm of the ratio of starting to remaining concentration. For 90% completion, only 10% remains, and the calculation involves using the natural logarithm of this ratio, adjusted by the rate constant derived from the 20% completion time.The correct answer is obtained by applying these principles, leading to 52.8 minutes for 90% completion, and also considering the logarithmic nature of first-order reactions, 22.9 minutes can be seen as a calculation related to another specific percentage completion under first-order kinetics.

Given: A →\rightarrow→ P Rate = K[A] If 20% of a Reacts in a Reacts

Given: A $\rightarrow$ P Rate = K[A]
If 20% of a Reacts in a Reacts