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(a) For a generic second-order reaction A--->B, what
quantity, when graphed versus time, will yield a straight
line? (b) What is the slope of the straight line from part
(a)? (c) Does the half-life of a second-order reaction increase,
decrease, or remain the same as the reaction
proceeds?
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