Mekdon-540 is a new radioactive substance discovered by scientists. They would like to find the rate Makedon-540 decays at. The amount of Mekdon-540 can be modeler by N(t) = Net After some observations of a 100mg sample decays, we know that after 1 day it decays to 60mg. a) Determine the disintegration constant À for Mekdon-540. b) When is the half-life of Mekdon-540? c) How much Mekdon-540 will remain after 2 days? d) How fast is the sample decaying after 3 days?

Mekdon-540 is a new radioactive substance discovered by scientists. They would like to find the rate Makedon-540 decays at. The amount of Mekdon-540 can be modeler by N(t) = Net After some observations of a 100mg sample decays, we know that after 1 day it decays to 60mg. a) Determine the disintegration constant À for Mekdon-540. b) When is the half-life of Mekdon-540? c) How much Mekdon-540 will remain after 2 days? d) How fast is the sample decaying after 3 days?

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Chapter11: Chemical Kinetics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11.48PAE: 11.48 The following data were collected for the decomposition of NT),-: Time, f (min) [N2Os] (mol...

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