Which statements correctly describe the decay rates of radioactive isotopes?
2 answers:
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:
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:
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first, we have to convert grams to molecules using the molar mass, and then use mole to mole ratio from the balanced equation.
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