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The Integrated Rate Law

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An integrated rate law relates a reactant's concentration directly to elapsed time, letting a concentration or time be calculated.

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An integrated rate law finds how long a stored radioactive sample must wait before its activity decays to a safe level.

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A rate law and its integrated form answer two questions about one reaction — how fast, versus how much remains.