Sucrose hydrolyses in acidic medium into glucose and fructose by first order rate law with t1/2 = 3 hour. The percentage of sucrose remaining after 6 hours is . (Nearest integer) (Given : log 2 = 0.3010 and log 3 = 0.4771)
Answer
25
Solution
For a first-order reaction, after n half-lives the fraction left = ( 12 )n
n = tt1/2 = 63 = 2
⇒ Fraction of sucrose left = ( 12 )2 = 14
Check: [A]0[A] = kt2.303 = 0.693 63 2.303 = 0.602 = 2 log 2 ⇒ [A]0[A] = 4
∴ Percentage of sucrose remaining = 25%
Answer: 25