What is the half life of a radioactive sample , if 3/4 of its nuclei decay in 2 years ?

Q: A radioactive isotope has a half life of 98.9 minutes. How long will it take for the radiation from…

A: Given , Half life = 98.9 minutes Initial concentration = 325 pCi Time ,t = ?

Q: Thallium-201 is used medically to diagnose heart problems. The half-life of thallium-201 is 72.9…

A: Since the decay reactions are first order reaction. Hence for the first order reactions we can say…

Q: How much time is required for a 6.25-mg sample of 51Cr to decay to 0.75 mg if it has a half-life of…

A: The initial amount of the sample = 6.25 mg The amount of sample after time t = 0.75 mg. The…

Q: The isotope 208Tl undergoes β decay with a half-life of 3.1 min.  What isotope is produced by the…

A: Nuclear reaction: A nuclear reaction must cause a transformation of at least one nuclide to another.…

Q: If the half-life of 100.0 grams of a radioactive isotope is 8 years, how many grams will remain in…

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Q: Radium 223 decays with a half life of 11.4 days. How long will it take for a 0.240mol sample of…

A: Half life of radioactive elements is given by    t1/2 =0.693λ      λ = disintegration constant.…

Q: 222Rn has a half-life of 3.82 days. If a sample contains 36.2 mg of 222Rn, what mass of the isotope…

A: We have to calculate the amount after 6.81 days.

Q: Selenium-73 decays by positron emission with a half-life of 7.15 hours. What mass remains from a…

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Q: A radioactive isotope has a half life of 17.4 minutes. How long will it take for the radiation from…

A: Half life is a time taken to half the concentration of the substance present. here , the radioactive…

Q: Cobalt 60 has half-life of 5.25 years. Given 1 mg of the substance, find  (b) the decay constant,…

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Q: The half-life of 129I is 1.72 x 107 years. Consider a sample that contains 2.39 x 106 atoms of this…

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Q: The half life of Radium-226 is 1590 years. If a sample contains 500 mg, how many mg will remain…

A: given :-  initial amount of sample = 500 mg  half life = 1590 years  To calculate :-  amount of…

Q: 2) If 20.0 g of a radioactive isotope are present at 1:00 PM and 5.0 g remain at 2:00 PM, what is…

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: 3) 120g of Chromium-48 decays. After 6 half-lives, how much of the original nuclei would remain?

A: Given,  Initial amount of Chromium - 48 is 120g. After 6 half lives the original nuclei would remain…

Q: After 119 days have elapsed, 1/12 of a radioisotope sample remains undecayed. What is the half-life…

A: Amount of radioisotopes remaining = 112 of the initial amount Number of days taken for the decay =…

Q: 1. Rubidium-87 is a radioactive isotopes ocurring in natural rubidium. The decay constant is…

A: 1- We will determine first the half life in second unit :  We know that, Half life equation for…

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: Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8.04 days. If you begin with 2.7 mg of radioactive "I what mass…

A: Half-Life: The half-life of a radio active material will tell us the time it takes for one-half of…

Q: How many of the nuclei of a radioactive sample containing 2048nuclei decay in 3 years, if its half…

A: The number of nuclei of a radioactive sample containing 2048 nuclei that decays in 3 years is to be…

Q: A radioactive substance has a ​half-life of 437 years. What is its decay​ rate?

A: Radioactive Decay: Radioactive decay is the property of the several naturally occurring elements as…

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: The isotope 100 Tc has a half life of 16 sec, what is the radioactive decay constant, k?

A: Given: Half life of isotope 100Tc = 16sec As all radioactive process are first order reactions using…

Q: If the half-life of a radioactive isotope is 32 days, how many half-lives must pass before a 3.0…

A: Radioactive decay follows the first-order kinetics. The half-life of the first-order reaction does…

Q: Radium 223 decays with a 1/2 life of 11.4 days. How one will it take for 0.240 mol sample of radium…

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Q: isotope with a half-life of about 22 minutes. How much time will it take for a sample of Fr-223 to…

A: Radioactivity follows first order kinetics,  Half life time (t1/2) = 22 minutes  k = 0.693/t1/2 =…

Q: A radioactive sample initially contains 2.40×10^−2 mol of a radioactive material whose half-life is…

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Q: The half life of 123I is 13 hr.  How much of a 64 mg sample of 123I is left after 26 hours?

A: Given,Half life of 123I is 13 hr

Q: After 60 days, 10 grams of radioactive isotope remains from an original 80 g sample. What is the…

A: Law of radioactive decay: Law of radioactive decay relates the amount radioactive substance…

Q: If the amount of radioactive element decreases from 2.4 g to 0.30 g in 36 days, what is its…

A: Half life is defined as the time taken by the radioactive sample to decay to half its original…

Q: After 31 years, what mass (in g) remains of a 45.0 g sample of a radioactive isotope with a…

A: Given, Half life (t1/2 )= 7.3 years time (t) = 31 years Number of radioactive atoms present…

Q: How many of the nuclei of a radioactive sample containing 2048 nuclei decay in 3 years, if it's half…

A: Half life of a radioactive sample is the time in which half of the sample is decayed i.e. 50% of the…

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: 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 208Tl undergoes β decay with a half-life of 3.1 min.  How many minutes will it take for…

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Q: What is the half-live of a radioactive isotope if it takes 6.2 days for a 72g sample to decay to…

A: Given, 72 g to decay to 18 g. t = 6.2 days To calculate the half-life.

Q: A radioactive isotope has a half life of 83.3 minutes. How long will it take for the radiation from…

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Q: Plutonium-239 has a half life of 2.41x10* yr. If you have a 10.0 mg sample how much will remain…

A: The time where any substance/element gets remained just half of its actual quantity is considered as…

Q: Uranium-235 is commonly used in nuclear power plants and has a half-life of about 704 million years…

A: Given -> Half life = 704 million years = 2.22 × 1016 seconds.

Q: What is the half life of a radioactive sample, if3/4of its nuclei decay in 2 years?

A: The amount of nuclear decay in 2 years = ¾ th of initial massAssume that the initial mass = 1The…

Q: What is the half‑life of an isotope that decays to 3.125%3.125% of its original activity in 41.8 h?

A: All radioactive decay follows first order kinetics. The half-life t1/2 of the radioactive decay is…

Q: The half-life of a given radioactive substance is 2.5 minutes. What fraction of the original…

A: Given, half-life , t1/2 = 2.5 min                     and, t = 10 min We need to calculate the…

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: 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: The decay constant or the beta decay of ^99 43TC was found to be equal to 1.0x10-13/s. What is the…

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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: After 119 days have elapsed, 1/21 of a radioisotope sample remains undecayed. What is the half-life…

A: Suppose the initial amount of sample be Ao After 119 days, amount remaining, A = (1/21) Ao The…

Q: It takes 6400 years for one gram of a radioactive element to decay away to only 1/16 of a gram. The…

A: Given time = 6400 years M/M० = 1/16

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.