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In the following gaseous phase first order reaction A(g)→2B(g)+C(g)\text{A(g)} \rightarrow 2\text{B(g)} + \text{C(g)}, the initial pressure was found to be 400 mm400\,\text{mm} and it changed to 1000 mm1000\,\text{mm} after 2020 minutes. Calculate the rate constant in min−1\text{min}^{-1}.