Uranium-235 decays to Lead-207 with a half life of about 704 million. years. if you find a 1000g fossil that contains 937.5g Lead-207, how old is the fossil?

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Q: Enter your answer in the provided box. A rock sample originally contains 3.20 mg of 238U. How much…

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Q: How much of a 0.15 g sample of U-238 after the passage of 3200 years? Half life is 4.01×10⁹ years.

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Q: A 2.00 gram radioactive substance undergoes decay.  After 60 minutes, 1.50 grams have decayed.  What…

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Q: A patient is given 0.050 ug of technetium-99m, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of about 6.0…

A: Given: Mass of technetium-99m = 0.050μg half life= 6.0 h Mass of technetium to decay= 1.0×10-3μg

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Q: An unknown radioactive element decays into non-radioactive substances.  In 660 days the…

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Q: The Cs-131 nuclide has a half-life of 30 years. After 120 years, 3.8 g remain. What is the original…

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Q: The radioactive nuclide ⁶⁰₂₇ Co has a half-life of 5.27 years. Calculate the mass of ⁶⁰₂₇Co that…

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Q: The Cs-131 nuclide has a half-life of 30 years. After 120 years, 3.0 g remain. What is the original…

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Q: A rock contains 0.257 mg of lead-206 for every milligram of uranium-238. The half-life for the decay…

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Q: The Cs-131 nuclide has a half-life of 30 years. After 120 years, 6.6 g remain. What is the original…

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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.