Conceptual Physical Science, Books a la Carte Edition; Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134466927

Author: Paul G. Hewitt, Leslie A. Hewitt

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 13, Problem 27RCQ

Repeat the above, but use 10 dimes and 25 pennies. Let the dimes represent a radioactive isotope, such as carbon-14, while the pennies represent a nonradioactive isotope, such as carbon-12. Remove only the dimes when they land heads-up. Collect all the pennies, and add them to the dimes that landed heads-up. Questions: Does the number of pennies affect the behavior of the dimes? Say someone gives you two sets of coins. The first set contains 10 dimes and 25 pennies. The second set contains 2 dimes and 25 pennies. Which set of coins has gone through a greater number of tosses? Which set provides the most “radioactivity” after a toss? Which set is analogous to a sample of once-living ancient material?

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Conceptual Physical Science, Books a la Carte Edition; Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)

Ch. 13 - Prob. 1RCQ Ch. 13 - What is the origin of most of the natural...Ch. 13 - Which produces mote radioactivity in the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 4RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 5RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 6RCQ Ch. 13 - What role do neutrons play in the atomic nucleus?Ch. 13 - Prob. 8RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 9RCQ Ch. 13 - What is the long-range fate of all the uranium...

Ch. 13 - What is meant by the half-life of a radioactive...Ch. 13 - What is the half-life of uranium-238?Ch. 13 - What happens to a nitrogen atom in the atmosphere...Ch. 13 - Prob. 14RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 15RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 16RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 17RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 18RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 19RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 20RCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 21RCQ Ch. 13 - How does the mass per nucleon in uranium compare...Ch. 13 - How does the mass of a pair of atoms that have...Ch. 13 - Prob. 24RCQ Ch. 13 - What kind of nuclear power is responsible for...Ch. 13 - Throw ten coins onto a flat surface. Move aside...Ch. 13 - Repeat the above, but use 10 dimes and 25 pennies....Ch. 13 - Consider a radioactive sample with a half-life of...Ch. 13 - Uranium-238 absorbs a neutron and then emits a...Ch. 13 - Rank the following three types of radiation by...Ch. 13 - Prob. 35TAR Ch. 13 - Rank the following isotopes from the most...Ch. 13 - Rank the following in order from the most energy...Ch. 13 - Prob. 44E Ch. 13 - Which should be more stable: the lithium-5 or the...Ch. 13 - Which should be more stable: the lithium-7 or the...Ch. 13 - Why is lead found in all deposits of uranium ores?Ch. 13 - Prob. 48E Ch. 13 - Elements heavier than uranium in the periodic...Ch. 13 - If you make an account of 1000 people born in the...Ch. 13 - What do the proportions of lead and uranium in...Ch. 13 - Radium-226 is a common isotope on Earth, but it...Ch. 13 - Prob. 53E Ch. 13 - Prob. 54E Ch. 13 - Prob. 55E Ch. 13 - Prob. 56E Ch. 13 - Prob. 57E Ch. 13 - Why is carbon better than lead as a moderator in...Ch. 13 - Prob. 59E Ch. 13 - Prob. 60E Ch. 13 - Prob. 61E Ch. 13 - How does the mass per nucleon in uranium compare...Ch. 13 - Prob. 63E Ch. 13 - Prob. 64E Ch. 13 - Prob. 65E Ch. 13 - Prob. 66E Ch. 13 - Prob. 67E Ch. 13 - Prob. 68E Ch. 13 - Prob. 69E Ch. 13 - Prob. 70E Ch. 13 - Prob. 71E Ch. 13 - Prob. 72E Ch. 13 - Prob. 73E Ch. 13 - Prob. 74E Ch. 13 - Prob. 75E Ch. 13 - Prob. 1RAT Ch. 13 - Prob. 2RAT Ch. 13 - A sample of radioactive material is usually a...Ch. 13 - What evidence supports the contention that the...Ch. 13 - When the isotope bismuth-213 emits an alpha...Ch. 13 - If uranium were to split into 90 pieces of equal...Ch. 13 - Prob. 9RAT Ch. 13 - If an iron nucleus split in two, its fission...

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