Question

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. a scientist digs up sample of arctic ice that is 458,000 years old. he takes it to his lab and finds that it contains 1.675 grams of krypton-81. if the half-life of krypton-81 is 229,000 years, how much krypton-81 was present when the ice first formed? use the formula n = n0 . the ice originally contained grams of krypton 81.

Answer 1

The original mass of krypton 81 that is present in the ice is 6.70 grams.

How do we calculate original mass?

Original mass of any substance will be calculated as below for the decomposition reaction is:

N = N₀(1/2)ⁿ, where

N = remaining mass of krypton-81 = 1.675g

N₀ = original mass of krypton-81 = ?

n will be calculated as:
n = T/t, where

T = total time period = 458,000 years

t = half life time = 229,000 years

n = 458,000/229,000 = 2

Now putting all these values on the above equation, we get

N₀ = 1.675 / (1/2)²

N₀ = 6.70 g

Hence required mass is 6.70 g.

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