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The half-life for the decay of carbon-14 is 5.73x10^3 years. Suppose the activity due to the radioactive decay of the carbon-14 in a tiny sample of an artifact made of woodfrom an archeological dig is measured to be 2.8x10^3 Bq. The activity in a similiar-sized sample of fresh wood is measured to be 3.0x10^3 Bq. Calculate the age of the artifact. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
Answer:
570 years
Explanation:
The activity of the fresh sample is taken as the initial activity of the wood sample while the activity measured at a time t is the present activity of the wood artifact. The time taken for the wood to attain its current activity can be calculated from the formula shown in the image attached. The activity at a time t must always be less than the activity of a fresh wood sample. Detailed solution is found in the image attached.
Answer:
1) The order of the reaction is of FIRST ORDER
2) Rate constant k = 5.667 × 10 ⁻⁴
Explanation:
From the given information:
The composition of a liquid-phase reaction 2A - B was monitored spectrophotometrically.
liquid-phase reaction 2A - B signifies that the reaction is of FIRST ORDER where the rate of this reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of A.
The following data was obtained:
t/min 0 10 20 30 40 ∞
conc B/(mol/L) 0 0.089 0.153 0.200 0.230 0.312
For a first order reaction:
where :
K = proportionality constant or the rate constant for the specific reaction rate
t = time of reaction
= initial concentration at time t
= final concentration at time t
= concentration at time t
To start with the value of t when t = 10 mins
When t = 20
When t = 30
When t = 40
We can see that at the different time rates, the rate constant of all have similar constant values
As such :
Rate constant k = 0.034 min⁻¹
Converting it to seconds ; we have :
60 seconds = 1 min
∴
0.034 min⁻¹ =(0.034/60) seconds
= 5.667 × 10 ⁻⁴ seconds
Rate constant k = 5.667 × 10 ⁻⁴