General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Nuclear Chemistry - Exercises - Self-Assessment Exercises - Page 1146: 86

Answer

75.8 days

Work Step by Step

Decay constant $k=\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}=\frac{0.693}{11.4\,d}=0.06078947\,d^{-1}$ Let the current activity be $A_{0}=100$ Then, activity after time $t$, $A=1\%\,of\,A_{0}=1$ Recall that $\ln(\frac{A_{0}}{A})=kt$ where $t$ is the time required. $\implies \ln(\frac{100}{1})=4.60517=0.06078947\,d^{-1}(t)$ Or $ t=\frac{4.60517}{0.06078947\,d^{-1}}=75.8\,d$
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