Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032191029X
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Chapter 17 - Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry - Exercises - Problems - Page 638: 73

Answer

$1.2\times10^{6}\,years$

Work Step by Step

Decay constant $k=\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}=\frac{0.693}{2.44\times10^{5}\,y}=2.84\times10^{-6}\,y^{-1}$ Original amount $A_{0}=2.80\,kg$ Amount remaining $A=0.10\,kg$ Recall that $\ln(\frac{A_{0}}{A})=kt$ where $t$ is the time required. $\implies \ln(\frac{2.80\,kg}{0.10\,kg})=3.3322=2.84\times10^{-6}\,y^{-1}(t)$ $\implies t=\frac{3.3322}{2.84\times10^{-6}\,y^{-1}}=1.2\times10^{6}\,y$
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