1. How long does it take to decay 80% of Californium? Ithas a half-life of 898 years.2. How fast does the 100g of radium decay in Curies? If it has arate constant of 2.31x10^-9 s^-13. A mix of hydrocarbon was burned with 30% excess air to produceenergy. The mix contains 20%C2H6, 30%C3H8 and 50%C4H10.80% of the carbon became CO2 and the rest is CO. What is the % ofthe N2 in the orsat analysis of the product?

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1. How long does it take to decay 80% of Californium? It
has a half-life of 898 years.
2. How fast does the 100g of radium decay in Curies? If it has a
rate constant of 2.31x10^-9 s^-1
3. A mix of hydrocarbon was burned with 30% excess air to produce
energy. The mix contains 20%C2H6, 30%C3H8 and 50%C4H10.
80% of the carbon became CO2 and the rest is CO. What is the % of
the N2 in the orsat analysis of the product?

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