Reference no: EM13236766
If a substance is radioactive, this means that the nucleus is unstable and will therefore decay by any number of processes (alpha decay, beta decay, etc.). The decay of radioactive elements follows first-order kinetics. Therefore, the rate of decay can be described by the same integrated rate equations and half-life equations that are used to describe the rate of first-order chemical reactions. By manipulation of these equations, we can arrive at the following formula:
fraction remaining = A/A0 = (0.5)^n
where A0 is the initial amount or activity, A is the amount or activity at time , t and n is the number of half-lives. The equation relating the number of half-lives to time is
n = t/t1/2
where t1/2 is the length of one half life.
Part A
You are using a Geiger counter to measure the activity of a radioactive substance over the course of several minutes. If the reading of 400. counts has diminished to 100. counts after 95.2 minutes, what is the half-life of this substance?
Part B
An unknown radioactive substance has a half-life of 3.20 hours. If 34.8 g of the substance is currently present, what mass A0 was present 8.00 hours ago?
Part C
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