Answer: 1145.8 years
Explanation:
Half-life of carbon-14 = 5720 years
First we have to calculate the rate constant, we use the formula :
Now we have to calculate the age of the sample:
Expression for rate law for first order kinetics is given by:
where,
k = rate constant =
t = age of sample = ?
a = let initial amount of the reactant = 100 g
x = amount decayed = 75 g
a - x = amount left after decay process = 100 - 75 = 25g
Now put all the given values in above equation, we get
Answer:
Explanation:
A covalent bond involves the sharing of electrons to make the atoms more stable, and so they satisfy the Octet Rule (8 valence electrons).
Typically each atom contributes an electron to form an electron pair. This is a single bond. There are also double bonds (two pairs of electrons), triple bonds (three pairs of electrons), and coordinate covalent bonds.
Sometimes, to satisfy the Octet Rule and achieve stability, one atom contributes both of the electrons in an electron pair. This is different from other covalent bonds because usually each of the 2 atoms contributes an electron to make a pair.