The graph below shows the decay of a sample of 14C that initially contained No atoms. Decay Plot No A B C D E F G H J Time Number of Undecayed Atoms

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Q: The half-life of 131I is 8.04 days. c) Convert 0.550 ?Ci to the SI unit the becquerel. (d) Find…

A: c) one curie is 3.7 x 1010Bq converting 0.05 micro curie we get, 0.05 μCi = 0.05 x 10-6 x 3.7 x…

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Q: 1mg of (210) po decays to have a half-life of 138.3 days for a period of one year. What is the…

A: Given Initial amount, M=1mg=10-3g Half-life, T1/2=138.3 days=1.2×107s Time period, t=1 yr= 3.15×107s…

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Q: When Po decays, the product is Pb. The half-life of this decay process is 1.78 ms. If the initial…

A: Determine the decay constant as follows. λ=0.693t12=0.6931.78 ms=0.6931.78×10-3 s=389.3258 s-1

Q: Many transuranium elements, such as neptunium-240, have very short half-lives. (For 24 Np, the…

A: The Neptunium atom consists of 93 protons and 147 neutrons. The mass of Np93240 nucleus is given as,…

Q: 92 1. Suppose that the average power consumption per year in a typical house is 300 W. What initial…

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Q: Find the Q-value for the nuclear reaction Be + He - C+n+o Given masses of Be = 9.01286 amu He =…

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Q: The reactor incident in Chernobyl in 1986 was caused by operating errors. The moderator materials…

A: Given that:Half life,T12=30 yearsTime spent, t=36 yearsAlso, Cs55137   is a β emitter

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Q: How many stable isobars do you expect with atomic mass number 97? Number If the nucleus 97 42 with…

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Q: Complete the following nuclear reaction, p+?→3216S+y. Ans: 31,P What is the Q-value? Express you…

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Q: The diagram below shows decay scheme of Uranium 238 atoms. Work out how many beta decays and alpha…

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Q: Determine the energy yield of the following fission reaction. Use the given masses below. U + dn →…

A: Given thatU92235+n01→Z4094r+T52139e+3(n01)The mass defect is the difference between the mass of…

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A: Given: The Half-life of  131I  (t)=8.04 d A0=4.2A

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Q: The formation of helium nucleus, from the fusion process of two deuterium nudei is shown as below:…

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A: The trendline equation for radioactive decay can be expressed as: N(t)=No×e(-λt) where: N(t) = the…

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Q: Equation below shows the fission reaction, where X and Y are the fission fragments in the process. 1…

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Q: As a staff scientist at a nuclear power plant, it is your job to understand radioactive substances…

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Q: Some amount of KCl has decay rate 5000 Bq. The decay is due to K40 in the substance. Find the amount…

A: Using the expression for activity, R=0.693Nt1/2N=Rt1/20.693=5000 Bq1.251×109 y0.693…

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Q: 0.1 mg of pure 23ºPu (emitting Alpha particles) was found to decay with an activity of 1.38 x 107…

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Q: 6C nucleus might be modeled as a composite of three alpha particles. Compare the binding energy of…

A: The binding energy is given by, BE= ZmH+(A-Z)mn-MAc2 Where, mH Mass of hydrogen mn= mass of a…

Q: I-135 is a fission product that decays into Xe-135 in a reactor during operation. Write the Q value…

A: Given:  I-135 decaying into Xe-135. Initial count of I-135 atoms = 10,000 Time = 48 hours