Answer
First-order.
Work Step by Step
The plot of ln[C4H2] vs t has a linear regression with $r^2=0.985$, while 1/[C4H2] vs t has $r^2=0.956$, so the reaction is of first-order.
Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)
by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John R.; Treichel, David A.
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Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1133949649
ISBN 13:
978-1-13394-964-0
Chapter 14 Chemical Kinetics: The Rates of Chemical Reactions - Study Questions - Page 553f: 65
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