JEE Advanced 2012 Paper 1 Chemistry Q20

Chemistry · Chemical Kinetics

Problem

An organic compound undergoes first-order decomposition. The time taken for its decomposition to

1/8

and

1/10

of its initial concentration are

t_{1/8}

and

t_{1/10}

respectively. What is the value of

\left[\dfrac{t_{1/8}}{t_{1/10}}\right]\times10

? (take

\log_{10}2=0.3

)