Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 007351117X
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-117-7

Chapter 24 - Problems - Page 1094: 24.29

Answer

See explanation below.

Work Step by Step

Consider any radioactive sample which is degrading now guess at what rate they will degrade, the rate is proportional to the no of radioactive particles present in the sample itself so its proportional to the conc. of particles to the power one(Directly). Hence the follow 1st order kinetics
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