What is the half-life of uranium-234 if 4.49×10° years are required for the activity of a sample of uranium-234 to fall to 28.4 percent of its original value? yrs

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Q: It takes 4 h 39 min for a 2.00-mg sample of radium-230 to decay to 0.25 mg. What is the half-life of…

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Q: The half-life of Phosphorus-32 is 14.3 days. If you start with 100 grams of it, how long will it…

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Q: The half-life of radium-226 is 1.60X10³ yr. How manyhours will it take for a 2.50-g sample to decay…

A: Given :  t1/2 = 1.60 x 103 yr , [A0] = 2.50 g , [At] = 0.185 g Half-life : The time taken by any…

Q: Carbon-14 has a half life of 5730 years. How much carbon-14 would remain after 34380 years if the…

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Q: The fraction of a radioactive isotope remaining at time t is (1/2)t/t1/2 where t1/2 is the…

A: Decay reactions are first order reactions. Since we know that the relationship between the amount of…

Q: The half-life of Uranium-238 is approximately 4.5(10°) years. How much of a 10 kilogram block of U-…

A: Given data :- Half life = 4.5 x 109 years mass of uranium = 10 kg

Q: Suppose the amount of a certain radioactive substance in a sample decays from 8.50 mg to 3.80 mg…

A: Given Initial concentration of radioactive substance =          8.50mg Final concentration of…

Q: The radioisotope phosphorus-32 is used in tracers for measuring phosphorus uptake by plants. The…

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Q: Radioactive calcium-47 decays with a half-life of 4.5 days. A chemist obtains a fresh sample of…

A: Half life of sample T = 4.5 days Final radioactivity A' = (100-25) % of A = 75 % of A.  A is initial…

Q: What is the half-life of thallium-210 if 2.40 minutes are required for the activity of a sample of…

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Q: The half life for the decay of carbon-14 is 5.73 x 10° years. Suppose the activity due to the…

A: Here by applying first order disintegration equation ,we can determine the age of artifacts.

Q: Ca-60 is used extensively in radiotherapy and its half-life is 5.27 years. How many years will it…

A: Given: half life, t12=5.27 years[A]=0.2[A]o To calculate: Years taken to decrease to 20% of its…

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…

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Q: Radioactive iodine (Iodine-131) has a half-life of 8.04 days. How long will it take for 150g of…

A: Given: The half-life of Iodine-131, t12 = 8.04 days. The initial amount of Iodine-131, (N0) = 150 g.…

Q: Approximately how many half-lives must pass for the amount of radioactivity in a substance to…

A: Given, radioactivity of the substance decreases below 1% of its initial level.The initial percentage…

Q: Cesium-137 is part of the nuclear waste produced by uranium-235 fission. The half-life of cesium-137…

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Q: The half-life of tritium is 12.3 years. If 48.0 mg of tritium is released from a nuclear power plant…

A: Given data contains, Half-life of tritium is 12.3 years Mass of tritium is 48.0 g Time t is 5.0…

Q: What is the half-life of polonium-210 if it takes 828 days for a 100.0 g sample to be reduced to 1.6…

A: Polonium-210 is a radioactive element so it's decay is followed first order kinetics.

Q: Iron-59 is a radioisotope that is used to evaluate bone marrow function. The half-life of iron-59 is…

A: Half-life of Fe-59 = 44.5 days To calculate - Time required for the Fe-59 sample to fall to 9.36 %…

Q: A sample of Uranium-234 has been decomposing. If the original mass of 234U is 2.57milligrams, how…

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Q: The half life for the decay of carbon- 14 is ×5.73103 years.   Suppose the activity due to the…

A: The radioactive disintegration is the example of first order kinetics. The integrated rate equation…

Q: Using applications of Differential Equations. The half-life of carbon 14 is 5730 years. It takes…

A: The correct option is (d) Half life of carbon-14 is is 5730 as it is clearly given in question.

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Q: Iodine-131 is administered orally in the form of Nal(aq) as a treatment for thyroid cancer. The…

A: We know, radioactivity is an example of first-order reaction.

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Q: If a rock sample was found to contain 4.65 x 10 mol of argon-40, how much potassium-40 would also…

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Q: The noble gas radon has been the focus of much attention because it may be found in homes. Radon-222…

A: Half life time = 3.82 days  Concentration decreases to 10% of original.  Let initial concentration =…

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Q: One of the nuclides in spent nuclear fuel is U-235, an alpha emitter with a half-life of 703…

A: The relationship between the decay constant and the half-life period is given below.

Q: The half-life of Ga-67 is 77.9 hours. How long will it take Ga-67 to decay and lose 95% of its…

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Q: What is the half-life of gallium-74 if 32.1 minutes are required for the activity of a sample of…

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Q: One of the nuclides in spent nuclear fuel is U-235, an alpha emitter with a half-life of 703 million…

A: Using the given half-life period, rate constant, k can be determined.

Q: A radioactive isotope emits 999 disintegrations per minute due to beta decay. If after 1.01 years…

A: Since the relationship between activity and time is given by  A0 e-λt = A where A = activity after t…

Q: The half-life of Ga-67 is 77 9 hours. How long will it take Ga-67 to decay and lose 95% of its…

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Q: The half-life of radioactive strontium-90 is 28.8 years. How long would it take when only 16.5% of…

A: The half-life of strontium-90 is = 28.8 years Time would it take when only 16.5% of the original…

Q: How many hours are needed for a 16.0 g sample of Si-31 to decay to 2.0 g? The half-life for Si-31 is…

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Q: What is the half-life of thallium-209 if 4.20 minutes are required for the activity of a sample of…

A: The radioactive disintegration is a type of first order kinetics which has its half-life given as -…

Q: The half life for the decay of carbon-14 is 5.73 × 10° years. Suppose the activity due to the…

A: Given: The half-life for the decay of carbon= 5.73×103 years The activity of fresh wood sample= 99…

Q: The radioisotope phosphorus-32 is used in tracers for measuring phosphorus uptake by plants. The…

A: Given : Half life of phosphorus-32 = 14.3 days And the final activity of sample of phosphorus-32 =…

Q: Iodine-131 is administered orally in the form of Nal(aq) as a treatment for thyroid cancer. The…

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

A: The first-order rate law can be transformed into another highly useful equation with the decay…

Q: The half life for the decay of carbon-14 is 5.73 x 10° years. Suppose the activity due to the…

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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: The half-life of cesium-137 is 30.2 y. How long will it take for a sample of cesium-137 to decay to…

A: Half life of caesium- 137=30.2 years a0=x a1/2=x/8