Radioactive rhodium-99 decays with a half-life of 16.1 days. (a) What is the value of k in s-¹? -1 (b) A sample contains 22.0 mg 99Rh. How many decay events will be produced in the first second? Assume that the atomic mass of 99 Rh is 99.0. decay events (c) A chemist obtains a fresh sample of 99 Rh and measures its radioactivity. She then determines that to do an experiment, the radioactivity cannot fall below 25.0% of the initial measured value. How long does she have to perform the experiment? days

Radioactive rhodium-99 decays with a half-life of 16.1 days. (a) What is the value of k in s-¹? -1 (b) A sample contains 22.0 mg 99Rh. How many decay events will be produced in the first second? Assume that the atomic mass of 99 Rh is 99.0. decay events (c) A chemist obtains a fresh sample of 99 Rh and measures its radioactivity. She then determines that to do an experiment, the radioactivity cannot fall below 25.0% of the initial measured value. How long does she have to perform the experiment? days

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Radioactive rhodium-99 decays with a half-life of 16.1 days.
(a) What is the value of k in s-¹?
S`1
(b) A sample contains 22.0 mg ⁹⁹Rh. How many decay events will be produced in the first second? Assume that the atomic mass of 99Rh is 99.0.
decay events
(c) A chemist obtains a fresh sample of 99Rh and measures its radioactivity. She then determines that to do an experiment, the radioactivity cannot fall below 25.0% of the initial measured value. How long
does she have to perform the experiment?
days

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