Acetone is produced from 2-propanol in the presence of dioxygen and the photocatalyst TiO2 when the reactor is irradiated with ultraviolet light. For a reaction carried out at room temperature in 1.0 mol of liquid 2-propanol containing 0.125 g of catalyst the following product concentrations were measured as a function of irradiation time. Calculate the first order rate constant.
Reaction Time min 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Acetone Produced 1.9 3.9 5.0 6.2 8.2 10 11.5 13.2 14.0