Half-life: The time required for the concentration of a reactant to decrease to half its initial value; for first-order reactions, t₁/₂ = 0.693/k.
How to apply it: Apply half-life to determine the rate constant or predict remaining concentration after a given time.
Course: AP Chemistry · Unit: Kinetics
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