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Interpretation:
The pressure inside the flask in mmHg at 20°C after 365 days should be determined if all the alpha particles emitted had become helium atom.
Concept introduction:
The nuclear reactions are a type of chemical process which leads to the formation of some new nuclei with the emission of certain particles. Usually, alpha or beta particles or gamma rays are emitted as a side product with some new daughter nuclei. The nuclei which show spontaneous decay with time are known as radioactive nuclei. The radioactive decay follows the first-order kinetic and the half-life is inversely proportional to the decay constant of the radioactive decay. The radioactive decay follows the first-order kinetic and the half-life is inversely proportional to the decay constant of the radioactive decay.
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