Ca-60 is used extensively in radiotherapy and its half-life is 5.27 years. How many years will it take to decrease to 20% of its original activity?

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Q: The half-life of cesium-129 is 32.0 hours. How much time is required for the activity of a sample of…

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Q: a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has a half-life of 12.4 years. Of an initial sample of 33 grams,…

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Q: If you have 1 gm of pure potassium 40 (40K) that is experimentally determined to emit about 105 beta…

A: Activity of 40 K = 105 beta rays. The decay constant λ can be calculated as follows:

Q: Thallium-201 is used medically to diagnose heart problems. The half-life of thallium-201 is 72.9…

A: Since the decay reactions are first order reaction. Hence for the first order reactions we can say…

Q: Gallium-67 is used medically in tumor-seeking agents. The half-life of gallium-67 is 78.2 hours. How…

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Q: The half-life of a radioactive element is 1,250 years.What percent of the atoms remain after 5,000…

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Q: Gold-198 is used in the diagnosis of liver problems. If the half-life of Au-198 is 2.69 days: b. If…

A: Half life = 2.69 day Initial amount = 9.21 mg  Time = 72.9 days

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Q: Radioactive calcium-47 decays with a half-life of 4.5 days. A chemist obtains a fresh sample of…

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Q: The half life of Carbon-14 is 5730 years. Calculate what percentage of C-14 will remain after 17,190…

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Q: The half life of Radium-226 is 1590 years. If a sample contains 500 mg, how many mg will remain…

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Q: The half-life of mercury-203 is 46.6 days. What percentage of mercury-203 remains in a sample after…

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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: The isotope ²¹²₈₃Bi has a half-life of 1.01 yr. What mass (inmg) of a 2.00-mg sample will remain…

A: Given, half life of  ²¹²₈₃Bi ,  t1/2 = 1.01 yr = 365 x 24 x 1.01 h = 8847.6 h            initial…

Q: Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8.0 days. How long will it take 10 μg of 131I to decrease to 1/100 of…

A: We have given the half life of 131I that is t1/2 = 8 days from this we can find the out the decay…

Q: Cesium-134 is a β emitter with a half-life of 2.0 years. How much of a 2.50-g sample of cesium-134…

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A: Radioactive decays follow first order kinetics. k=0.693t1/2 Calculate k. k=0.6931590 years…

Q: 19. The half-life of the radio-isotope iodine - 131 is 8 days. What fraction of the original iodine…

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Q: Iodine-131 is administered orally in the form of NaI(aq) as a treatment for thyroid cancer. The…

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Q: 2. The isotope cesium-137 has a half-life of 29.75 years. How long will it take a 100 gram sample of…

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Q: One of the radioactive isotopes used in medical treatment or analysis is iodine-131. The half-life…

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Q: Iodine-131 is administered orally in the form of NaI(aq) as a treatment for thyroid cancer. The…

A: Given half life = 8.04 days time = 12.7 days initial mass = 31.1 mg

Q: Thallium-201 is used medically to diagnose heart problems. The half-life of thallium-201 is 72.9…

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

Q: If the amount of radioactive element decreases from 2.4 g to 0.30 g in 36 days, what is its…

A: Half life is defined as the time taken by the radioactive sample to decay to half its original…

Q: The half-life of radiogold is approximately 3 days. If 1.5 g of this has been administered to a…

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Q: The isotope cesium-137 has a half-life of 29.75 years. How long will it take a 100 gram sample of…

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Q: (c) Given that radioactive cobalt-60 has a radioactive constant equal to 7.6 x 10 s', determine its…

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Q: Iodine-131 is administered orally in the form of NaI(aq) as a treatment for thyroid cancer. The…

A: Radioactive decay is always a first order reaction. According to the first order radioactive decay…

Q: How many half-lives does it take a 10.0 gram sample of 12353I to drop to 0.625 grams? What length…

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Q: lodine-131 has a half-life of 8. l days. How much of 2 g of the isotope will remain after 56.7 days?…

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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…

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Q: Iodine-131 is used in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease and has a half-life of 8.0…

A: Formula: Since Iodine is a radioactive substance, it follows the 1st order rate law. The half-life…

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Q: Gallium-67 is used medically in tumor-seeking agents. The half-life of gallium-67 is 78.2 hours. How…

A: The decay reactions are first order reactions. Since we know that the relationship between the…

Q: Ca-60 is used extensively in radiotherapy, its half-life is 5.27 years. How many years will it take…

A: The given data is as follows: The half life Co-60 = 5.27 years The initial amount A∘= 100 The left…

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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

Q: Thallium-201 is used medically to diagnose heart problems. The half-life of thallium- 201 is 72.9…

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Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.