//Chapter 5: Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis //Problem: 3 clc; //Declaration of Variables t0 = 37.0 //in cm cube of KMnO4 t5 = 29.8 //in cm cube of KMnO4 t15 = 19.6 //in cm cube of KMnO4 t25 = 12.3 //in cm cube of KMnO4 t45 = 5.00 //in cm cube of KMnO4 // Solution K5 = 2.303 / 5 * log10(t0 / t5) K15 = 2.303 / 15 * log10(t0 / t15) K25 = 2.303 / 25 * log10(t0 / t25) K45 = 2.303 / 45 * log10(t0 / t45) mprintf("At t = 5 min, K = %.3e /min\n",K5) mprintf(" At t = 15 min, K = %.3e /min\n",K15) mprintf(" At t = 25 min, K = %.3e /min\n",K25) mprintf(" At t = 45 min, K = %.3e /min\n",K45) mprintf(" As the different values of K are nearly same, the reaction is of first-order\n") K = (K45 + K25 + K5 + K15) / 4 mprintf(" The average value of K = %.3e /min",K)