Question

Which statements correctly describe the decay rates of radioactive isotopes?

Answer 1

Answer:

For plato, the answer is C: after each half tile, the amount of radioactive material is reduced by half

Answer 2

Answer: b} The exact time when an individual atom will decay can be accurately predicted.

c} After each half-life, the amount of radioactive material is reduced by half.

Explanation:

All radioactive decay  follows first order kinetics.

Rate law expression for first order kinetics is given by:

$t=\frac{2.303}{k}\log\frac{a}{a-x}$

where,

k = rate constant

t = time taken for decay process

a = initial amount of the reactant

a - x = amount left after decay process

Expression for calculating half life, which is the time taken by the half of the reactants to decompose is:

$t_{1/2}=\frac{0.693}{k}$