Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Nuclear Fission and Fusion - Understanding the Concepts - Page 162: 5.64

Answer

13.2 hours

Work Step by Step

Amount of radionuclide at the beginning $A_{0}=0.4\,mg$ Amount of radionuclide remaining $A=0.1\,mg$ Time $t=26.4\,h$ $\ln(\frac{A_{0}}{A})=kt=\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}\times t$ $\implies \ln(\frac{0.4}{0.1})=1.386=\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}\times 26.4\,h$ Then, $t_{1/2}=\frac{0.693\times26.4\,h}{1.386}=13.2\,h$
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