Benzoyl peroxide, the substance most widely used against acne, has a half-life of 9.8 × 103 days when refrigerated. How long will it take to lose 5% of its potency (95% remaining)? Assume that this is a first-order reaction. Give your answer in scientific notation.

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Answer:

[tex]7.3\times 10^2\ days[/tex]

Explanation:

Given that:

Half life = [tex]9.8\times 10^3[/tex] days

[tex]t_{1/2}=\frac{\ln2}{k}[/tex]

Where, k is rate constant

So,  

[tex]k=\frac{\ln2}{t_{1/2}}[/tex]

[tex]k=\frac{\ln2}{9.8\times 10^3}\ days^{-1}[/tex]

The rate constant, k = 0.00007 days⁻¹

Using integrated rate law for first order kinetics as:

[tex][A_t]=[A_0]e^{-kt}[/tex]

Where,  

[tex][A_t][/tex] is the concentration at time t

[tex][A_0][/tex] is the initial concentration

Given:

5 % is lost which means that 0.05 of [tex][A_0][/tex] is decomposed. So,

[tex]\frac {[A_t]}{[A_0]}[/tex] = 1 - 0.05 = 0.95

t = ?

[tex]\frac {[A_t]}{[A_0]}=e^{-k\times t}[/tex]

[tex]0.95=e^{-0.00007\times t}[/tex]

t = 732.76 days = [tex]7.3\times 10^2\ days[/tex]