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 26E
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The half-life of cesium-137 is to be stated.

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Half-life is defined as the time required for the number of nuclides to reach half of the original value. The remaining mass of a sample is calculated by the formula shown below.

R=S×(1/2)n

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