Chemistry (7th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - Nuclear Chemistry - Section Problems - Page 836: 52

Answer

23.0 %

Work Step by Step

Decay constant $\lambda=7.95\times10^{-3}\,d^{-1}$ $t=185\,d$ Recall that $\ln(\frac{A}{A_{0}})=-\lambda t$ where $A_{0}$ is the amount of sample at the beginning and $A$ is the amount sample after time $t$. $\implies \ln(\frac{A}{A_{0}})=-(7.95\times10^{-3}\,d^{-1})(185\,d)=-1.47$ Taking the inverse $\ln$ of both the sides, we have $\frac{A}{A_{0}}=e^{-1.47}=0.230$ Percentage of the sample remaining=$0.230\times100\%=23.0\%$
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