Cobalt-60 is a beta emitter with a half-life of 5.3 years. Approximately what fraction of cobalt-60 atoms will remain in a particular sample after 26.5 years?

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: How long will it take a radioactive sample of iodine-131 (half-life 8.07  d ) to lose 99.2  %  of…

A: The given disintegration reaction is first order reaction. Half life t1/2 = 0.693 / K 8.07 days =…

Q: How long does it take for a radioactive substance to decay from 360 cps to 11.25 cps if the…

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Q: Bandages can be sterilized by exposure to gamma radiation from cobalt-60, which has ahalf-life of…

A: Given: The mass of the sample is 5.27 Y. The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5.27 y.

Q: The half-life of Phosphorus-32 is 14.3 days. If you start with 100 grams of it, how long will it…

A: Half life of a first order reaction is given by , t1/2=0.693k Write the expression for first order…

Q: Radioactive radon-222, found in many homes, is a potential health hazard. The half-life of radon-222…

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Q: Element X has a half-life of 2 minutes. A fresh sample weighing 80 g was obtained. If it takes 10…

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Q: The first-order decay of radon has a half-life of 3.823 days.  How many grams of radon remain after…

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Q: The half-life of element X is 500 years. If there are initially 8 g of X, how much will remain after…

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Q: Beginning with 1.00 g of a sample of an unknown radioactive isotope, 0.05674 g of the isotope will…

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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: Sodium-24, which is used to locate blood clots in the human circulatory system, has a half-life of…

A: Half life period: The time required to decay half of the initial amount is known as half life…

Q: The isotope nickel-63 has a half-life of 100 years. If a tested sample has five grams of nickel-63…

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Q: (6) After three half-lives, 100% (A) (B) 50% (C) 25% (D) 12.5% % of the initial isotope of a…

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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: 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: Given datas –  t1/2 = 30.2 years  t = ?  [A0] = 100.0 g  [At] = 1.20 g

Q: Plutonium – 236 is an alpha emitter with a half-life of 2.86 years. If a sample initially contains…

A: Given data Half life : t1/2=2.86 year Initial amount : No=2.56 mg time : t=7 year…

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: 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: 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 half life of an isotope is 43 seconds. How long does it take 100.0g of that isotope to decay to…

A: Half life = 43 second k = 0.693half life= 0.69343 sec=0.016 s-1

Q: Carbon-11 is a radioactive istope of carbon. Its half-life is 20.3 minutes. What fraction of the…

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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…

A: The radioactivity decay follows the first order kinetics. The formula for the first order kinetics…

Q: lodine-131 has a half-life of 8.1 days. How much of 2 g of the isotope will remain after 56.7 days?…

A: The nuclear half-life of a radioactive isotope tells you how much time must pass in order for half…

Q: The half-life of a certain radioactive element is 800 years. How old is an object if only 12.5% of…

A: Given, Half Life t1/2 = 800 years. A = 12.5%  Ao = 100 %  Time , t = ?

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: The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 12.8 seconds. Starting with 0.960 g of this isotope, how…

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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: The half-life of radium 226 is 1602 years. If you have 500 grams of radium today how many grams…

A: This is a first order reaction where the radioactive substance disintegrates. The half life time of…

Q: A radioactive material decays at a rate proportional to its amount. If the material has a half-life…

A: To solve this question, first find out rate constant using half life and then use that to find out…

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: The half-life of cesium-137 is 30.2 yrs. If the initial mass of a sample is 1.00kg, how much will…

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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…

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

Q: A radioactive isotope has a half life of 60.2 minutes.How long will it take for radiation from a 325…

A: The radioactive decay of an isotope follows a first-order reaction, The integrated rate law for a…

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

A: Radioactive decay reactions are first order reactions. The calculation can be done using first order…

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

A: Using the given half-life period, rate constant, k can be determined.

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?…

A: Half-life of iodine = t1/2 =  8.1 days intial amount = A0 = 2 g  final amount = A =  ? g  Time given…

Q: 3. If the half-life if Iridium-182 is 15 minutes, how much of a 1 gram sample is left after 45…

A: Radioactive isotopes always undergo first order reaction. And the rate of reaction for first order…

Q: A sample of radioactive radon-222 was found to have a half-life of 3.823 days. What fraction of the…

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Q: After 60 days, 10 grams of radioactive isotope remains from an original 38 g sample. What is the…

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Q: . If Gallium-68 has a half-life of 1.13 hours, how much of a 10.0 mg sample is left after 5.69…

A: 1.  given :-  initial amount of sample = 10.0 mg  half life of Gallium-68 (t1/2) = 1.13 hours  To…

Q: The half life of radium-226, the first radioactive element discovered, is 1,620 years. If a sample…

A: Radioactive reactions are of first order. The relationship between half life t1/2 and rate constant…

Q: The isotope Np-238 has a half life of 2.0 days. If 96 grams of it were present on Monday, how much…

A: Here given, The half-life of Np-238 (t1/2)= 2 days. Initial amount present (N0) = 96 g Time (t) = 6…

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: A sample of Thorium-228 has a half-life of 1.9116 years. What percent of Thorium-228 remains after…

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Q: 5. Strontium-90 has a half life of 28.8 years. If you start with a 10 gram sample of Strontium-90,…

A: We have to predict the amount after 115.2 years.