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Oxana [17]
3 years ago
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A sample of radium-226 will decay to ¼ of its original amount after 3200 years. What is the half-life of radium-226?

Physics
1 answer:
lesantik [10]3 years ago
3 0
<h3><u>Answer</u>;</h3>

1600 years

<h3><u>Explanation</u>;</h3>
  • Half life is the time taken for a radioactive isotope to decay by half of its original amount.
  • We can use the formula; N = O × (1/2)^n ; where N is the new mass, O is the original amount and n is the number of half lives.
  • A sample of radium-226 takes 3200 years to decay to 1/4 of its original amount.

Therefore;

<em>1/4 = 1 × (1/2)^n</em>

<em>1/4 = (1/2)^n </em>

<em>n = 2 </em>

Thus; <em>3200 years is equivalent to 2 half lives.</em>

<em>Hence, the half life of radium-226 is 1600 years</em>

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