Can you please answer the 5 questions here

Science and technology are interdependent. advances in one lead to advances in the other. give an example of this phenomenon.

The first-order reaction a→2b+c has rate constant 0.538 s−1. if the initial concentration of a is 0.867 mol l−1, what is the half-life of the reaction in seconds? remember to use correct significant figures in your answer (round your answer to the nearest hundredth). do not include units in your response.

The stopwatch used by a student to measure velocity of a pulse in a slinky was of least count 0.1 second. he stops the stopwatch when a pulse has made 3 journeys from one end to the other of the slinky. he finds the seconds hand to be at 52nd division. calculate the correct time noted by him.