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- A uranium-235 nucleus absorbs a neutron and the splits into a bromine-87 nucleus, a lanthanum-146 nucleusand additional neutrons. What is the energy released in the reaction? (Bromine-87 = 86.920711 u, andlanthanum-146 = 145.925791 u)U-235 has a decay constant of 3.138 × 10¹7 s¹. Calculate the ratio of U-235 remaining after 500 million years.A wooden artifact is found in an ancient tomb. Its carbon-14 (14/6C) activity is measured to be 60.0% of that in a fresh sample of wood from the same region. Assuming the same amount of 14C was initially present in the artifact as is now contained in the fresh sample, determine the age of the artifact.
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- The half-life of 1311 is 8.04 days. (a) Convert the half-life to seconds. S (b) Calculate the decay constant for this isotope. S-1 (c) Convert 0.570 μCi to the SI unit the becquerel. Bq (d) Find the number of 13¹1 nuclei necessary to produce a sample with an activity of 0.570 μCi. 1311 nuclei (e) Suppose the activity of a certain 13¹1 sample is 6.90 mCi at a given time. Find the number of half-lives the sample goes through in 40.2 d and the activity at the end of that period. (Enter your answer for the number of half-lives to at least one decimal place.) half-lives mCi(a) For the nuclei N and o, determine the difference in binding energy per nucleon (in MeV). (Let the mass of a proton be 14 1.0078 u, the mass of a neutron be 1.0087 u, the mass of N be 14.0031 u, and the mass of O be 14.0086 u.) MeV (b) This difference in binding energy is due to which of the following? 14 Greater proton attraction for the 0 nucleus 14 Greater neutron attraction for the O nucleus 14 Greater electron attraction for the 0 atom Greater proton repulsion for the o nucleus O Greater electron repulsion for the O 14 O atom 14 O Greater neutron repulsion for the o nucleusA wooden artifact is found in an ancient tomb. Its carbon-14 (146C) activity is measured to be 63.0% of that in a fresh sample of wood from the same region. Assuming the same amount of 14C was initially present in the artifact as is now contained in the fresh sample, determine the age of the artifact.(in years)