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For a first order reaction, if the initial concentration of the reactant is doubled, the half-life

  1. Ais doubled
  2. Bis halved
  3. Cbecomes four times
  4. Dremains unchanged

Answer: D

For first order kinetics , which contains only and no concentration term. The half-life is therefore independent of the initial concentration.
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