//Section-5,Example-7,Page no.-D.7 //To calculate rate constant and time taken to complete 80% of the reaction. clc; t_h=15 k=0.693/t_h disp(k,'Rate constant for first order reaction(min^-1)') //t=((2.303/k)*log(R_0/R_t)) t=(2.303/0.0462)*log10(1/0.2) disp(t,'Time taken to complete 80% of the reaction(min)')