Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 25 Nuclear Chemistry - Study Questions - Page 1007d: 55

Answer

2700 years.

Work Step by Step

Decay constant $k=\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}=\frac{0.693}{5.73\times10^{3}\,y}=1.2094\times10^{-4}\,y^{-1}$ Recall that $\ln(\frac{A_{0}}{A})=kt$ where $A_{0}$ is the initial amount and $A$ is the amount after time $t$. $\implies \ln(\frac{100}{72})=0.3285=1.2094\times10^{-4}\,y^{-1}(t)$ $\implies t=\frac{0.3285}{1.2094\times10^{-4}\,y^{-1}}=2700\,y$
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