Answer:
Explanation:
Answer:
Explanation:
The half life is the time taken for half of a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
The shorter the half life, the larger the decay constant and the faster the decay process.
For a very large half life, it would take a very long time for the radioactive nuclide to decay to half.
With each half life reached, a new set of daughter cell is formed. Atoms that have short half life would decay rapidly. Every radionuclide has its own characteristic half-life.
If the number of half-lives increases, then the number of radioactive atoms decreases, because approximately half of the atoms' nuclei decay with each half-life. With this observation, we can hypothesise and conduct experiment to support the assertion that as the number of half-lives increases then the number of radioactive atoms decreases.
As long as it sits on the shelf, its potential energy
relative to the floor is . . .
Potential energy = (mass) x (gravity) x (height) =
(3 kg) x (9.8 m/s²) x (0.8m) = <u>23.52 joules</u> .
If it falls from the shelf and lands on the floor, then it has exactly that
same amount of energy when it hits the floor, only now the 23.52 joules
has changed to kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy = (1/2) x (mass) x (speed)²
23.52 joules = (1/2) x (3 kg) x (speed)²
Divide each side by 1.5 kg : 23.52 m²/s² = speed²
Take the square root of each side: speed = √(23.52 m²/s²) = <em>4.85 m/s </em> (rounded)
There would be very less percentage loss<span> of the kinetic energy during </span>the conversion<span> to internal energy, assuming that there is less air in the </span>surroundings<span>. Also, the friction will contribute to the conversion where if it is, the percentage loses is negligible.</span>
