Unit of time used in rate law equations

Question

If doing a problem where you use the integrated rate law for a second order reaction

($\frac{1}{[\mathrm{A}]}-\frac{1}{[\mathrm{A_0}]}=kt$) to first find $k$, then use that to find the half-life. Does it matter seconds are used, or minutes, or whatever?

Answer 1

The unit of $k$ is $\frac{\mathrm{concentration}}{\mathrm{unit~time}}$. It is not necessary that you use any specific unit for concentration or time, but most often $t$ is measured in seconds, and the unit of $k$ is $\mathrm{mol~L^{-1}~s^{-1}}$.