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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?

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lesantik [10]3 years ago

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<h3>Answer;</h3>

1600 years

<h3>Explanation;</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;

1/4 = 1 × (1/2)^n

1/4 = (1/2)^n

n = 2

Thus; 3200 years is equivalent to 2 half lives.

Hence, the half life of radium-226 is 1600 years

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