Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032191029X
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Chapter 17 - Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry - Exercises - Problems - Page 639: 80

Answer

$1.1\times10^{4}\,y$

Work Step by Step

Decay constant $k=\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}=\frac{0.693}{5730\,y}=1.2094\times10^{-4}\,y^{-1}$ Original amount $A_{0}=100$ Amount remaining $A=25$ Recall that $\ln(\frac{A_{0}}{A})=kt$ where $t$ is the time required. $\implies \ln(\frac{100}{25})=1.3863=1.2094\times10^{-4}\,y^{-1}(t)$ $\implies t=\frac{1.3863}{1.2094\times10^{-4}\,y^{-1}}=1.1\times10^{4}\,y$
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