In kinetic studies of the gas-phase decomposition of species X

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Problem

In kinetic studies of the gas-phase decomposition of species X, a straight line is obtained when a plot of ln⁡[X]\ln[X] versus time is constructed. Identify the order of the reaction with respect to X and state in one sentence why the linearity of this plot leads to that conclusion.

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