A freshly prepared sample of a radioactive isotope has an activity of 27.5 mCi. After 2.60 hours, the activity is 21.0 mCi.
(a) Determine the half-life of the isotope. (h)
(b) How many nuclei of the isotope were contained in the freshly prepared sample? (nuclei)
(c) After how much time will the activity be 1.40 mCi? (h)
A freshly prepared sample of a radioactive isotope has an activity of 27.5 mCi. After 2.60...
A freshly prepared sample of a certain radioactive isotope has an activity of 10.0 mCi. After 3.80 h, the activity is 8.30 mCi. (a) Find the decay constant and half-life of the isotope. (b) How many atoms of the isotope were contained in the freshly prepared sample? (c) What is the sample's activity 30 h after it is prepared?
Assume that a hypothetical radioactive isotope has a half-life of 15 years. A 100.0-mCi sample of this radioactive isotope is deposited in a lead container. How long it will take until the activity of this sample is reduced to 1.00 mCi?
The initial activity of a sample of the cesium isotope 137Cs is 120 mCi . When delivered to a hospital 13 hours later, its activity is 95 mCi. a.)What is the isotope's half life? th=___________ h b.)If the minimum usable activity is 10mCi, how long after delivery at the hospital is the sample usable? t=__________h
1. The half-life of an isotope of phosphorus is 14.2 days. If a sample contains 3.96e16 such nuclei, determine its activity.? 2. A 234-mCi sample of a radioactive isotope is purchased by a medical supply house. If the sample has a half-life of 17.4 days, how long will it keep before its activity is reduced to 28.9 mCi?
The activity of a sample of a radioisotope at some time is 10.9 mCi and 0.46 h later it is 7.30 mci. Determine the following. (a) Decay constant (in s-1) S-1 (b) Half-life (inh) (c) Nuclel in the sample when the activity was 10.9 mci nuclei (d) Activity (in mcl) of the sample 3.30 h after the time when it was 10.9 mci mci
A radioactive isotope has an activity of 8.02x104 Bq initially. After 3.40 hours the activity is 6.42x104 Bq. What is the half-life of the isotope? 1.06x101 h You are correct. Previous Tries What is the activity after an additional 3.40 hours? Submit Answer Tries 0/99
A radioactive isotope has an activity of 8.95×104 Bq initially. After 3.80 hours the activity is 5.55×104 Bq. What is the half-life of the isotope? 5.51 h You are correct. Previous Tries What is the activity after an additional 3.80 hours?
Carbon 14, (14^, 6 C ) is a radioactive isotope of carbon that has a half-life of 5,730 years. If an initial sample contained 1,000 14C nuclei, how many would still be around after 22,920 years?
A radioactive isotope has an activity of 9.98×104 Bq initially. After 3.00 hours the activity is 6.19×104 Bq. What is the half-life of the isotope? What is the activity after an additional 3.00 hours?
A radioactive isotope has an activity of 8.95×104 Bq initially. After 3.80 hours the activity is 5.64×104 Bq. What is the half-life of the isotope? What is the activity after an additional 3.80 hours?