Why is uranium-235 used in nuclear fission? why is uranium-235 one of the only elements ideal for nuclear fission to create energy? Is there a link between its stability and its size?

Q: if you started with a parent isotope with 100% of its atoms and its half-life is 10 years. What is…

A: Given. t/T = 2 N(t) = No(1/2)t/T

Q: The deuteron binding energy may be best expressed as Group of answer choices mn + mp - md where the…

A: We need to calculate the binding energy of deuteron nucleus.

Q: A piece of wood found at an archeological site was found to have an activity of 14C activity 28% of…

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Q: 17: A sample of U-235 started with 120 grams.  If the half-life of U-235 has a half-life of…

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Q: Explain the process of the regulation of energy in a nuclear reactor and how mis-regulation can led…

A: The nuclear power plant is utilized in order to generate electricity by running turbines with the…

Q: Why, after a uranium fuel rod reaches the end of its fuel cycle (typically 3 years), does most of…

A: Due to the decay of Uranium fuel over the three years, it gets converted to plutonium. This decay…

Q: The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5.3 years, while that of strontium-90 is 28 years. Suppose you have a…

A: It is given that the initial number of atoms of cobalt-60 and strontium-90 are equal. The half-life…

Q: What isotope is produced when Np-239 emits a beta particle?

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Q: You inherit 32 kg of cesium-136 after your roommate moves out and leaves it behind. Cesium-137 has a…

A: Initial mass of cesium (mo) = 32 kg half life of cesium (t1/2) = 30 years time (t) = 90 years

Q: Why is a chain reaction more likely in a big piece of uranium than it is in a small piece?

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Q: What fraction f1 of a radioactive sample will be left after 6 half‑lives?   What fraction f2 of a…

A: To determine: 1) fraction f1 of a radioactive sample will be left after 6 half‑lives 2) fraction f2…

Half Life

The concept of Half Life has numerous practical applications some of them includes figuring out the effective drug dosage to finding out when a radioactive becomes safe to use. If you look for a career in Nuclear Physics you will need this concept.