A radioactive sample contains two different types of radioactive nuclei: A, with half-life 9.0 days, and B, with half-life 18.0 days. Initially, the decay rate of the A-type nucleus is 256 times that of the B-type nucleus.
1) When will their decay rates be equal?
A radioactive sample contains two different types of radioactive nuclei: A, with half-life 9.0 days, and...
Two radioactive nuclei A and B are present in equal numbers to begin with. Three days later, there are 4.28 times as many A nuclei as there are B nuclei. The half-life of species B is 2.08 days. Find the half-life of species A (in days).
Two radioactive nuclei A and B are present in equal numbers to begin with. Three days later, there are 3.35 times as many A nuclei as there are B nuclei. The half-life of species B is 1.93 days. Find the half-life of species A (in days).
A sample contains 7.10×104 radioactive nuclei. In a time of 3 minutes, 3.50×103 of the nuclei decay. Evaluate the half life of the sample (in minutes).
50% of the nuclei in a radioactive sample decay in one half life. What percent decay in four half lives?
Radioactive Decay - Half-life and Activity 1 Radioactive decay - Half-life Time 0 1000 21 31 750 N 1.000.000 500,000 250,000 125,000 62,500 31.250 15.625 7813 3.506 1.953 977 51 6 500 7 BI . 101 250 125 0 tie 21.234.41516171819, 1012 Time in multiples of A radioactive sample's half-life is 30.2 years. 1 year = 365 days, 1 day = 24 hours, 1 hour - 60 minutes, 1 minute = 60 seconds (a) Find its decay constant in year...
91. If the half – life of a sample of radioactive material is 60 days, what fraction of the original radioactive nuclei will remain after 120 days.
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?
An unknown radioactive element decays into non-radioactive substances. In 760 days the radioactivity of a sample decreases by 77 percent.(a) What is the half-life of the element?half-life: (days)(b) How long will it take for a sample of 100 mg to decay to 68 mg?time needed: (days)
A Radioactive sample contains 2.1g of an isotope with a half- life of 3.8 days. How much of the isotope in grams will remain after 10.0 days? Express the answer to 3 significant figures.
8. Fermium-253 has a half-life of 0.334 seconds. A radioactive sample is considered to be completely decayed after 10 half-lives. How much time will elapse for this sample to be considered gone? 9. 100.0 grams of an isotope with a half-life of 36.0 hours is present initially. How ma time will have elapsed when 5.00 grams remains? 131 (half-life = 8.040 days) to decay to 10. How long will it take for a 40.0 gram sample of 1-131 (half-life =...