The half-life of the radioactive isotope 137Cs is 30.17 years. How long does one have to wait until exactly 3% of the initial amount of this isotope remains

Q: The half life for the radioactive decay of potassium-40 to argon-40 is 1.26 x 10' years. Suppose…

A: Given data, Half-life = 1.26 × 109 years At the time of analysis, amount of argon-40 = 0.716 mmol…

Q: At an archaeological site, several well- preserved items made from wood were found. The carbon-14…

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Q: The half life for the radioactive decay of carbon-14 to nitrogen-14 is 5.73 × 10° years. Suppose…

A: Carbon 14 →Nitrogen-14 Half life t1/2 = 5.73×103 years In a nuclear reaction Nitrogen-14 is 0.524…

Q: Use the References to access important values if needed for this question. The radioisotope…

A: The half period is -   t1/2 = 0.693/K Here - t1/2 = half life period of P -32 = 14.3 days K = rate…

Q: Isotope of uranium 234U decays to thorium by the alpha decay with the half-life of 7.73 x 1012 s.…

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Q: 1. The radioisotope A () spontaneously decays to form the radioisotope B (O), as shown below. t = 0…

A: For first box: No of A = 16  ;    No of B = 0 For Second box: No of A = 8   ;   No of B = 8 For…

Q: The rate constant for the decay of a radioactive isotope is 3.1x 103/day. What is the half-life of…

A: Given is a radioactive isotope with rate constant = 3.1×10–3/day . We need to find the half life of…

Q: Strontium-90 is one of the radioisotopes released in the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident. The…

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Q: A certain rock contains 9.61 g of 40k and 1.4 g of its stable daughter isotope, 40 Ar. Assuming that…

A: At time t,Mass of 40K remaining = N(t) = 9.61 gMass of 40Ar = 1.4 gInitially at time t=0,Mass of 40K…

Q: After 55 seconds, what mass (in g) remains of a 200.0 g sample of a reactant with a half-life of…

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Q: The radioisotope strontium-90 has a half-life of 38.1 years. If a sample contains 40 mg of Sr- 90,…

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Q: Potassium 40 has a half-life of 1.28 × 10⁹ years. K-40 decays to only Ar-40 which is stable. No…

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Q: After 50 years, what mass (in g) remains of a 200.0 g sample of a radioactive isotope with a…

A: Given, Initial mass of sample= 200g Half life= 10 years t= 50 years Since we know that K(decay…

Q: Calculate the rate constant for the beta decay of the carbon-14 isotope and calculate the half-life…

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Q: The half-life of is 0.220 years. How much of a 500.0 mg samnple remains after 24 hours? A. 496 mg B.…

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Q: 12. The half-life for the decay of the Uranlum (U)Isotope to the Lead (Pb)2 Isotope Is 4.5 x 10…

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Q: A radioactive substance decays at a rate proportional to the amount present. If 45 percent of a…

A: Given :   Time (t) = 20 years  Percentage of substance decays = 45 %

Q: Strantium 90 is a major component of the detonation of nuclear explosives, it is particularly…

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Q: At t = 0s, you have a pure sample of an unknown substance. At t = 28 s, 36.8% of the substance…

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Q: Radioisotope X has a half-life of 4.0 h. Based on the figure below, if the original sample of the…

A: Half life (t1/2) :-  The time required for the concentration of reactant to reduce to half of its…

Q: Iodine (131 I)  is used in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in the treatment of thyroid…

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Q: PLutonium-239, one of the radioactive by-products of nuclear power, represents a serious was…

A: Chemical kinetics is the study of the reaction that how fast or slow a reaction is taking place. The…

Q: The half life for the radioactive decay of rubidium-87 to strontium-87 is 4.88 x 10 years. Suppose…

A: The half-life for the radioactive decay of rubidium-87 to strontium-87 t12 = 4.88 × 1010 years There…

Q: If 28.0% of a sample of erbium-165 decays in 4.74 hours, what is the half-life of this isotope (in…

A: Half life period of a reaction:-   The time during which the concentration of a reactant is Reduced…

Q: 5) Cesium 137 is a radioactive element that was released into the Atmosphere during the Chernobyl…

A: Half life of a radioactive material is the time taken by a radioactive material to reduce to its…

Q: Tritium, ³H, is radioactive, decaying by electron emission with a half-life of 12.5 years. In…

A: Moles = mass / molar mass

Q: The half-life of Plutonium-241 is 9 years. How much of an initial 190 g sample will remain after 31…

A: The half-life of Plutonium-241, t1/2 = 9 years Initial mass of Plutonium-241, No = 190 g time…

Q: Tritium is radioactive and decays by a first order process with a half-life of 12.5 yr. If an…

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Q: The half-life of protactinium-234 is 6.69 hours. What fraction of a given amount remains after 26.76…

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Q: After 100 years, 1/32 of the original amount of a substance remains. What is the substances half…

A: The half-life of a radioactive substance is the amount of time it takes for one-half of the…

Q: The half life for the radioactive decay of carbon-14 to nitrogen-14 is 5.73 x 10 years. Suppose…

A: Given that, the half-life (t1/2) for the radioactive decay of carbon-14 to nitrogen-14 is 5.73 * 103…

Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.