A reactant in a first-order chemical reaction without back reaction has a concentration governed by the same formula as radioactive decay,

where [A]₀ is the concentration at time t = 0,[A]_t is the concentration at time t, and k is a function of temperature called the rate constant. If k = 0.123 s^ˆ’1 find the time required for the concentration to drop to 21.0% of its initial value.

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[A], = [A],e, -kt