In Exercise 11.39, if the initial concentration of N₂O₅ is 0.100 M, how long will it take for the concentration to drop to 0.0100 times its original value?

Data from exercise 11.39

The decomposition of N₂O₅ in solution in carbon tetrachloride is a first-order reaction:

The rate constant at a given temperature is found to be 5.25 × 10^–4 s^–1. If the initial concentration of N₂O₅ is 0.200 M, what is its concentration after exactly 10 minutes have passed?

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2 N₂O5 →4 NO₂ + O₂