//Chapter 5: Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis //Problem: 7 clc; //Declaration of Variables t05 = 30 //in minutes a = 0.1 //in M // Solution mprintf("For second order reaction,\n t0.5 = 1 / Ka\n") K = 1 / (a * t05) mprintf(" The rate constant is %.3f mol per lit per min",K)