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JEE Main 16 March 2021, Shift 2, Chemistry Q58

Question 58 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 28 of 30, Section B.

A and B decompose via first order kinetics with half-lives 54.0 min and 18.0 min respectively. Starting from an equimolar non reactive mixture of A and B, the time taken for the concentration of A to become 16 times that of B is ________ min. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

Official answer

108

NTA final key.

Chapter: Chemical Kinetics
Topic: Integrated Rate Equations
Idea tested: First Order Integrated Rate Law

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