Half life period of a chemical reaction is
(A) The time required to reduce the concentration of the reacting substance
to half its initial value
(B) Half of the space time of a reaction
(C) Half of the residence time of a reaction
(D) None of these

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Answer :

(A) The time required to reduce the concentration of the reacting substance
to half its initial value

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