The following reaction was monitored as a function of time:
A→B+C
What is the value of the rate constant (k) for this reaction at this temperature if a plot of ln[a] versus time yields a straight line with a slope of -0.0187 s⁻1?
A) 0.0187 s⁻1
B) 0.0374 s⁻1
C) 0.00935 s⁻1
D) 0.0562 s⁻1