Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
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ISBN: 9781305079250
Author: Mark S. Cracolice, Ed Peters
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 17E
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The number of half lives that have passed when radioactivity of a sample has dropped to 1/4 of its original intensity is to be stated.

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The elements whose nucleus decays spontaneously are known as radioactive elements. The decay is accompanied by the emission of alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. All the elements which have an atomic number greater than 83 are radioactive. Half-life of a radioactive substance is defined as the time taken by half of its atoms to decay.

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