8. How long will it take for a sample of plutonium -239 with a half-life of 24000 years to decay to 1% of its original activity?

Q: The half-life of strontium-90 is 28.0 years. How many grams of this nuclide in a 4.60-g sample will…

A: Half-life time t12=0.696k;   k is decay constantandt=1kln(m0m)m0 is mass of at time t=0m is mass of…

Q: = 176.5 h) to decay. Use the Calculate the time required for 46.80 % of a sample of X (t, formula…

A: Given : Half life i.e t1/2 of reactant (radioactive isotope) = 176.5 hr. And percent of reactant…

Q: The half-life of radium-226 is 1.60X10³ yr. How manyhours will it take for a 2.50-g sample to decay…

A: Given :  t1/2 = 1.60 x 103 yr , [A0] = 2.50 g , [At] = 0.185 g Half-life : The time taken by any…

Q: One of the nuclides in spent nuclear fuel is UU-235, an alpha emitter with a half-life of 703…

A: Given , half life of U-235 = 703 million years. We need to find the time at which the amount of…

Q: The half-life of strontium-90 is 28 years. H

A: Given t1/2 of a reaction is 28 years  decay constant  (λ) λ = 0.693t1/2     = 0.69328 y     =…

Q: The half-life of radioactive chromium-51 is 28 days, If a sample of chromium-51 has a mass of 12.0…

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Q: 137 Cs has a half-life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0-g sample to decay to…

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Q: Iron-59 is commonly used as a source of B particles. How long does it take for 87.5% of a sample of…

A: Radio active decay is an example of 1st order reaction. and for 1st order reaction the rate law is…

Q: The half-life of selenium-83 is 22.3 min. If a sample contains 24.0g of selenium-83, how long will…

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Q: The half life of a certain substance is 5.6 days. How long will it take for 100 g of the substance…

A: Radioactive decay follows the first-order kinetics. The decay constant (λ) and half-life of a…

Q: The half-life of Radium-226 is 1600 years. If 30 grams are left after 8,030 years, how many grams…

A: Radioactive decay follows first order kinetics.  k = 0.693/t0.5  Or, k = 0.693/1600 year^-1 =…

Q: 137 Cs has a half-life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0-g sample to decay to…

A: Data given,  Half-life period of 137Cs, t1/2 = 30.2 years Initial amount, No = 100.0 g Amount left,…

Q: Cobalt-60 is a beta emitter with a half-life of 5.3 years. Approximately what fraction of cobalt-60…

A: The half life of cobalt-60 is = 5.3 year The fraction of cobalt-60 atoms will remain in a particular…

Q: Cs-134 has a half-life of 2.0 years. How much of a 2.50-g sample of this isotope will remain after…

A: Given :- half life of Cs-134 = 2.0 years                Initial amount of sample = 2.50-g  To…

Q: Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8 days. What fraction of the original sample would remain at the end…

A: Half life is the period at which concentration of reactant reduces half of its original value.

Q: PET scans require fluorine-18, which is produced in a cyclotron and decays with a half-life of 1.83…

A: Given: Half life, T1/2 = 1.83 hrVelocity of transport, v= 60.0 miles/hrfinal Concentration of F-18 =…

Q: 137 Cs has a half-life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0-g sample to decay to…

A: Given half life = 30.2 years initial Concentration = 100 g Concentration at time t = 0.900 g

Q: The half-life of cesium-137 is 30 years. Suppose we have a100-mg sample.(a) Find the mass that…

A: (a) Given half life of cesium- 137 = 30 years. For calculating mass after t years, Formula for…

Q: How long would it take for the amount of u-235 to reach 1/8 of its initial amount? One of the…

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Q: The half-life of 87Sr is 2.80 h. Calculate how much time it would take for an isolated quantity of…

A: Time required to decay for a radioactive molecule,t = 2.303Klogaa-x Where a is the initial amount…

Q: Radium-226 is radioactive and has a half life of 1600. years. How long would it take a sample to…

A: The emission of energy in the form of the ionizing radiation is called radio decay.This radiation…

Q: The half-life of 51Cr is 2.78×101 day. Calculate how much time it would take for an isolated…

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Q: A sample has a half life of 100 years. If it has been 200 years since it started to decay and there…

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Q: The number of a certain radioactive nuclide present in a sample decays from 59,122 to 429 in 9.23…

A: Given: No=59122Nt=429t=9.23 days Half life of the radioactive species refers to the time required to…

Q: If a rock sample was found to contain 4.65 x 10 mol of argon-40, how much potassium-40 would also…

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Q: The half-life of thorium-227 is 18.72 days. How many days are required for three-fourths of a given…

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Q: 187 Cs has a half-life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0-g sample to decay to…

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Q: Radium 223 decays with a 1/2 life of 11.4 days. How one will it take for 0.240 mol sample of radium…

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Q: The noble gas radon has been the focus of much attention because it may be found in homes. Radon-222…

A: Half life time = 3.82 days  Concentration decreases to 10% of original.  Let initial concentration =…

Q: One of the nuclides in spent nuclear fuel is U-235, an alpha emitter with a half-life of 703…

A: The relationship between the decay constant and the half-life period is given below.

Q: The​ half-life of​ silicon-32 is 710 years. If 20 grams is present​ now, how much will be present…

A: Radioactive decay is always a first order reaction. The rate equation for the radioactive decay is :…

Q: 137 Cs has a half-life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0-g sample to decay to…

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Q: NUCLEAR REACTIONS Nickel-56 decays with a half-life of 6.075 days. 1. Write the balanced nuclear…

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Q: How long long does it take for 78 % of sample of cobalt-60 to decay (the half life is 5,26 years)?

A: The rate of a reaction is expressed as: Rate = k[A]n where k is the rate constant, [A] is the…

Q: 187 Cs has a half-life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0-g sample to decay to…

A: Half life means time takwen by the sample to reachhalf of its concentartion.  Remains afetr t time =…

Q: The radioactive substance neptunium -139 decays to 72.85% of its original amount after 28 hours. How…

A: For radioactive decay, relation between rate constant and its concentration is give below.…

Q: If a rock sample was found to contain 1.27 x 10-7 mol of argon-40, how much potassium-40 would also…

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Q: An unknown radioactive element decays into non-radioactive substances. In 340 days the radioactivity…

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Q: Radium-223 decays with a half-life of 11.4 days. How long will it take for a 0.240 mol sample of…

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Q: 137 Cs has a half-life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0-g sample to decay to…

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Q: What is the half-live of a radioactive isotope if it takes 6.2 days for a 72g sample to decay to…

A: Given, 72 g to decay to 18 g. t = 6.2 days To calculate the half-life.

Q: The half-life of Palladium-100 is 4 days. After 20 days a sample of Palladium-100 has been reduced…

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Q: 3. 137Cs has a half-life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0-g sample to decay to…

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Q: Plutonium-239 has a half life of 2.41x10* yr. If you have a 10.0 mg sample how much will remain…

A: The time where any substance/element gets remained just half of its actual quantity is considered as…

Q: what is the half life of an isotope that decays to 25% of its original activity in 68.9 hours?

A: For a first order reaction, rate constant can be calculated as

Q: Cs – 137 has a half life of 30.2 years. How many years will it take for a 100.0 g sample to decay to…

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Q: A rock contains 0.257 mg of lead-206 for every milligram of uranium-238. The half-life for the decay…

A: The first-order rate law can be transformed into another highly useful equation with the decay…

Q: The half-life of cesium-137 is 30.2 y. How long will it take for a sample of cesium-137 to decay to…

A: Half life of caesium- 137=30.2 years a0=x a1/2=x/8