Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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Chapter 25, Problem 78SCQ
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Interpretation: To calculate the rate constant for the radioactive isotope of uranium-238 by using first order reaction and compared with the literature value.
Concept introduction:
The rate of decay can be calculated by the following formula:
Here,
K is the rate constant
N is the number of nuclei in 1.0mg of sample (
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