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irga5000 [103]
3 years ago
11

The half-life of hydrogen-3 (tritium) is approximately 12 years. In how many years will half of a 20-gram sample decay by beta r

adiation to helium-3?
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12
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20
Chemistry
2 answers:
Gelneren [198K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

12 years

Explanation:

anyanavicka [17]3 years ago
4 0
<h3>Answer:</h3>

12 years

<h3>Explanation:</h3>

We are given;

Half life of hydrogen-3 is 12 years

Initial mass of Hydrogen-3 is 20 grams

Final mass will be 10 g because we are told half of the sample will decay.

To find the time taken for the decay we need to know what half life is;

  • Half life is the time taken for a radioactive isotope to decay to half its original amount.
  • Using the formula;

Remaining mass = Original mass × 0.5^n

n = number of half lives

therefore;

10 g = 20 g × 0.5^n

0.5 = 0.5^n

n = log 0.5 ÷ log 0.5

  = 1

But, 1 half life is 12 years

Therefore, the time taken is 12 years

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