The half life of 52Fe is 8.28 hours. Suppose we measure the activity of a sample containing 52Fe and find it to be 666 disintegrtions per minute. If we measure its activity the next day (say after 24.7 hours), what will its activity be at this point?

Q: D. The half-life of 210Pb is 21 years. How old is a painting in which the activity of 210Pb activity…

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Q: A radioactive sample contains 3.01×1018 atoms of a nuclide that decays at a rate of 3.28×1013…

A: The radioactive decay follows first-order reactions. Therefore, N = N0 e -λt

Q: If we start with 1.000 g of strontium-90, 0.953 g will remain after 2 years. (a) What is the…

A: Radio active decay follows first order kinetics.

Q: You have a sample of unknown medication that is radioactive. You believe you should be able to…

A: Given: The initial activity, (A0) = 1.14×106 Bq. The activity after 11.1 hrs, (A) =  6.60×105 Bq.…

Q: Age of the Earth. Suppose that at the formation of the Earth there were equal amounts of 235U and…

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Q: A sample of gas from a basement containing radon-222 has an activity of 7 pCi/L, which is above the…

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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: If the half-life of a radioactive element is 30.0 years, how long will it take to decay to the point…

A: For the first order reaction we have the formula as : k*t = ln(A/At) Where A is the initial…

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

A: Radon 222 is a radioactive substance which undergoes radioactive decay Here we are required to find…

Q: 3. The half-life of radon is 3.82 days. What fraction of a freshly separated sample of this nuclide…

A: The half-life of a radioactive isotope (t1/2 ): All radioactive decay first-order reaction kinetics.…

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

A: Given -> Half life = 3.82 days

Q: A rock containing 238U and 206Pb was examined to determine its approximate age. The molar ratio of…

A: Given half-life of U-238, t1/2 = 4.500*109 year  Decay constant, λ = 0.693t1/2 => λ =…

Q: (a) What mass of Na₂38SO4 has an activity of 11.7 mCi? Sulfur-38 has an atomic mass of 38.0 and a…

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Q: The radioactive nuclide P# has a half-life of 14.3 days. How long would a waste containing 10 mg/L…

A: Answer: Radioactive reactions are first order reactions, therefore integrated rate law of first…

Q: Radium-221 has a half life of 30 seconds. How long will it take for 82% of a sample to decay?

A: Half life =30 seconds Decay percentage = 80%

Q: Caesium-137 decays via β - emission with a half-life of 30.17 years. A sample is initially measured…

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Q: How much time will be required for a sample of H-3 to lose 75% of its radioactivity? The half-life…

A: The rate of radioactive decay is often characterized by the half-life of a radioisotope. Half-life…

Q: What is the half-life of radium-226 if 3.41x10 years are required for the activity of a sample of…

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Q: The half-life of oxygen-15 is 124 ss. If a sample of oxygen-15 has an activity of 4800 BqBq, how…

A: Half-life of a reaction is the time at which the initial concentration of the reactant becomes half.…

Q: A moon rock collected by a U.S. Apollo mission is estimated to be 3.70 billion years old by…

A: Calculate the value of rate constant (k):

Q: How long does it take for 105 mg of tritium H to decay to 35.0 mg? The half-life of tritium is 12.3…

A: All radioactive decays are first order reaction.

Q: Consider 1 mole (238 gm) of isotopically pure uranium U-238. Calculate its activity for the next 1…

A: Given: The molar mass of uranium = 238 g/mol. The given mass of uranium = 238 g. The number of moles…

Q: Half life iridium 192 is 106.51 days. How many days are required for 60 mg to decay to 7.5 mg

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Q: Plutonium-236 is an alpha emitter with a half-life of 2.86 years. How long will it take for the 1.20…

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Q: If we start with L000 g of strontium-0, 0.953 g will remain after 2.00 yr. (a) What is the half-life…

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Q: How much of a 0.230 g radioactive sample with a half-life of 8 hours would remain after a period of…

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Q: How many days would it take for a 1.0 milligram sample to reach this level if the half-life…

A: Since the decay reactions are first order  hence we can say 2 things about them  1) half life =…

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

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Q: A moon rock collected by a U.S. Apollo mission is estimated to be 3.50 billion years old by…

A: Given : Time = 3.50 billion years old. Mass of uranium-238 = 1.540g Half life = 4.47 x 109 years

Q: The radioactive cobalt isotope, "Co, has an half-life of 63 months and undergoes decay. The m of Co…

A: From the data  A) We are calculating number of moles of cobalt after 5 years B) The activity of…

Q: 21. Half-Life The half-life of radium-226 is approximately 1620 years. a. How much of a sample…

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Q: A rock contains a Pb-206 to U- 238 mass ratio of 0.262: 1.00. Assuming that the rock did not contain…

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Q: The half-life of Po-214 is 0.001 seconds. How much of a 10 gram sample is left after 0.003 seconds?…

A: We know radioactive decay follows first order reaction kinetics, therefore  t1/2=0.001 s and…

Q: A 26.00-g sample of water containing tritium, 3 1H, emits 1.50 * 103 beta particles per second.…

A: In radioactive decay, radioactive atom's nuclei (unstable) eject energy as well as charged particles…

Q: A radionuclide undergoes beta decay with half-life of 30.0 years. How many years will it take for 25…

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Q: An air sample from a Normal, Illinois basement was found to have a radon activity level of 0.722…

A: Answer:- This question is answered by using the simple concept of radioactive decay which follows…

Q: The half life of radium-226 is 1600 years. How many grams of a 0.25g sample will remain after 4800…

A: After decying the nucleus it emits radiation of electromagnetic rays ,of certain Wavelength.

Q: 237 Np   93   decays by α−particle emission and has a half-life of 2.20×106 years. (237Np =…

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Q: 14.20 60Co is used extensively in medicine as a source of y-rays. Its half-life is 5.27 years. (a)…

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Q: The half-life of radon-222 is 3.8 days. How much of a 100 gram sample is left after 15.2 days?

A: Half life is the time taken by the original compound to reduce to it's half.

Q: a. i. The half-life of 20 kg of Bismuth -210 is 20 minutes. Explain this statement? ii. A…

A: The half-life of 20 kg of Bismuth -210 is 20 minutes means after every 20mints the concentration of…

Q: What is the half-life of uranium-238 if 9.10×109 years are required for the activity of a sample of…

A: Given: 9.10×109 years are required for the activity of a sample of uranium-238 to fall to 24.7…

Q: the half-life of aluminum 26 is .74 million years. Suppose an asteroid contained 800 kg of aluminum…

A: The half-life of aluminum 26 is 0.74 million years. The mass of aluminum 26 present in asteroid is…

Q: What is the half-life of magnesium-20 if 1.24 seconds are required for the activity of a sample of…

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Q: Thorium-227 has a half-life of approximately 19 days. What percentage of an original amount of…

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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.