we first rearrange it to
Integration yields
To evaluate the integration constant, let [A]o = [A] at time t = 0, so that
After one half-life, [A] = ½[A]o
or
The important thing to notice here is that the half-life depends on the initial concentration.
A bimolecular reaction step always follows a second-order rate law
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