Chemistry: The Molecular Science
Chemistry: The Molecular Science
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ISBN: 9781285199047
Author: John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 33QRT
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Half-life of the tantalum-172 has to be calculated if after 2 hours the radioactivity is 1/16 of initial radioactivity.

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For a radioactive isotope, the relative instability is expressed in terms of half-life.  Half-life is the time required for half of the given quantity of the radioisotope to undergo radioactive decay.  Half-life of the radioactive isotope is independent of the quantity of the radioactive isotope.  Half-life of a radioactive isotope can be expressed as,

    t1/2 = 0.693k

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Chemistry: The Molecular Science

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