Give a long brief explanation and introduction for nucleosynthesis.

Q: An ancient club is found that contains 130 g of pure carbon and has an activity of 7 decays per…

A: The expression for the initial activity,

Q: One of the biggest advantage of fusionover fission as a source of energy is that fusion is an…

A: Since, fusion does not create any long lived radioactive nuclear waste harmful for living organisms…

Q: If C = -4i - 2j - 3k , what is C × j? a) 3i-4k b) 3i+4k c) 3i+2j-4k d) 3i-2j-4k

A: Given , C→=4i∧-2j∧-3k∧Asked C→ x J→

Q: One of the many isotopes used in cancer treatment is 198 79 Au , with a half-life of 2.70 d.…

A: Given Isotope  19879Au Half life  2.7 d To find out The mass of this isotope that is required to…

Q: defination of heterogeneous nucleation?

A: Nucleation is a process that comes into existence either when a substance changes its thermodynamics…

Q: YBriefly explain why antimatter is difficult to store after it is produced in the laboratories.

A: Antimatter is simply the opposite of regular matter and will destroy itself and any regular matter…

Q: What is the number of a nucleus?

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Q: If a consumer product contains nanoparticles or is manufactured/packaged through nanotechnology, is…

A: Nanotechnology is used in many technologies and industry sectors such as medicine, transportation,…

Q: The deuteron binding energy may be best expressed as Group of answer choices mn + mp - md where the…

A: We need to calculate the binding energy of deuteron nucleus.

Q: What was the result after Chernobyl?

A: Chornobyl is a disaster caused by accidents with reactors/nuclear reactors. it causes serious…

Q: When, and by whom, did the first successful intentional transmutation of an element occur?

A: By Ernest Rutherford in 1919, the first successful intentional transmutation of an element occurred.

Q: Lithium has only two naturally occuring isotopes: lithiumi-6 and lithium-7.  Lithium-6 has a mass of…

A: The atomic mass of lithium can be determined by the following expression.

Q: 6) A radioisotope has a half-life of 6 hours. If there are 10undecayed atoms, how long will it take…

A: Recall N=N0e-λt and t1/2=ln2/λ

Q: Describe RBE.

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Q: Compared with the energy it takes to separate oxygen and hydrogen from water, how much energy is…

A: According to the principle of conservation of energy, the total energy is always conserved.

Q: How much ionising radiation is needed to get infertility? Explain how will it cause you infertility?

A: Radiation therapy to the reproductive organs as well as radiation near the abdomen, pelvis, or spine…

Q: Copper-64 is used in the form of copper acetate to study brain tumours. It has a half-life of 12.8…

A: Half life of copper acetate (t1/2) = 12.8 hours Initial mass of the copper acetate (mo) = 15 mg Time…

Q: A human skeleton found at an archeological site is found to have on 1/10 the amount of Carbon-14 one…

A: Given, N= 1/10=0.1 No= 1 T= 5730years We know that, N= No(1/2)t/T

Q: How do Urainum-235 split easily when it captures an additional neutron? It says that when a free…

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Q: What happens when an unstable nucleus undergoes radioactive decay?

A: Radioactive elements are elements with unstable nuclei. To become more stable, the nuclei undergo…

Q: Did you ever seen a nanomaterial? What is it and what material did you used?

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Q: A rock started with 4000 atoms of a parent radioactive isotope and now has 3750 daughter isotopes.…

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Q: Describe all the atomic sub structures of matter and their role?

A: The atomic sub structures of matter are electrons, neutrons, protons, neutrino, positron, muon,…

Q: Do the positive benefits of harnessing energy from the nuclear reaction in nuclear power plants…

A: solution as

Q: How is it possible for a positively charged nucleus to release a negatively charged beta particle?

A: Required : How is it possible for a positively charged nucleus to release a negatively charged beta…

Q: Explain what is meant by a chain reaction, naming the materials and particles involved

A: A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional…

Q: In Simulated Annealing, what does temperature mean and what happens when the temperature drops?

A: Answer Stimulated Annealing is an effective and general form form of optimization. It is useful to…

Q: Why storing batteries in a cold place can help prolong life? How can you prevent photocatalysis? How…

A: Storing batteries at freezing or near freezing temperatures will greatly extend the amount of time…

Q: 238U92 -->  __________  + 4He2

A: Given: The equation of decay of radio active element is,

Q: A wooden boat discovered just south of the Great Pyramid in Egypt had a carbon-14 contains of…

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Q: What are Alpha Particles?

A: Alpha particles are positively charged particles .

Q: The radius of a carbon nanotube is 5nm. This radius in the S.I. system of units is O a. 5x10-12 m O…

A: Option b is the right answer  5 × 10^-9 m

Q: Skeletal remains had lost 79% of the C-14 they originally contained.  Determine the approximate age…

A: The expression for the amount left after time t is,

Q: What can a  cell do which has a damaged ability to repair DNA, which could have been induced by…

A: In mammalian cells, the XPA protein (and perhaps at the same time XPC) initiates repair by…

Q: C^14, a form of carbon that is used to find the age of fossils has a half life of 5730 years. how…

A: Given(s): Initial sample, N0=10 g. Half-life, t12=5730 yr Time, t=13,000 yr. Require: Amount of…

Q: You inherit 32 kg of cesium-136 after your roommate moves out and leaves it behind. Cesium-137 has a…

A: Initial mass of cesium (mo) = 32 kg half life of cesium (t1/2) = 30 years time (t) = 90 years

Q: Imagine you are a scientist and you are working with a museum on an archaeology exhibit. They tell…

A: Goven  Amount left N = (1/32 ) of initial  If initial amount is N0,  Then N = N0/32

Q: Explain the term degeneracy?

A: Degeneracy: Definition: The term degeneracy means that, for two or more states of a quantum…

Q: Describe Biot-Savartslov. Remember to define the different symbols included?

A: Describe biot savrot law.

Q: What is –40 ºF in ºC? in K?

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Half Life

The concept of Half Life has numerous practical applications some of them includes figuring out the effective drug dosage to finding out when a radioactive becomes safe to use. If you look for a career in Nuclear Physics you will need this concept.