c).i). A 50 grams in radionuclide decays 45 grams in 240 years. What is the half-life of the radionuclide?ii). If the energy of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV/n², determine the energy ofthe hydrogen atom in the state n= 1,2,3,4,5 and hence the energy required totransition an atom from the ground state to n=5? [ 1eV = 16 x10-19 J , h = ]

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c).i). A 50 grams in radionuclide decays 45 grams in 240 years. What is the half- life of the radionuclide? ii). If the energy of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV/n?, determine the energy of the hydrogen atom in the state n= 1,2,3,4,5 and hence the energy required to transition an atom from the ground state to n=5? [ 1eV = 16 x10-19 J, h = ] %3D

c).i). A 50 grams in radionuclide decays 45 grams in 240 years. What is the half- life of the radionuclide? ii). If the energy of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV/n?, determine the energy of the hydrogen atom in the state n= 1,2,3,4,5 and hence the energy required to transition an atom from the ground state to n=5? [ 1eV = 16 x10-19 J, h = ] %3D

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c).i). A 50 grams in radionuclide decays 45 grams in 240 years. What is the half-
life of the radionuclide?
ii). If the energy of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV/n², determine the energy of
the hydrogen atom in the state n= 1,2,3,4,5 and hence the energy required to
transition an atom from the ground state to n=5? [ 1eV = 16 x10-19 J , h = ]

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