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3 years ago

Why is the half-life of a radioisotope important for radioactive dating?

Chemistry

2 answers:

makkiz [27]3 years ago

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The half-life forms a type of clock used to calculate time passed

noname [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

The time an unstable nuclei takes to decay is called the half-life of a radioactive isotope.

The half-life of a radioisotope is important in radioactive dating because it can be used to calculate the age of fossils by measuring the carbon absorbed.

Explanation:

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lana [24]

Answer:

47.9 g of ethanol

Explanation:

Combustion is a chemical reaction in which a substance reacts with oxygen to produce heat and light. Combustion reactions have been very useful as a source of energy. Ethanol is now burnt for energy purposes as a fuel. Ethanol has even been proposed as a possible alternative to fossil fuels.

Since 1 mole of ethanol when combusted releases 1367 kJ/mol of energy

x moles of ethanol releases 1418 kJ/mol.

x= 1 × 1418 kJ/mol/ 1367 kJ/mol

x= 1.04 moles of ethanol.

Mass of ethanol = number of moles × molar mass

Molar mass of ethanol = 46.07 g/mol

Mass of ethanol = 1.04 moles × 46.07 g/mol

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2 years ago

He molecular formula mass of this compound is 180 amu . what are the subscripts in the actual molecular formula?

mezya [45]

I can't actually answer this one if the empirical formula is not given. Luckily, I've found a similar problem from another website. The problem is shown in the picture attached. It shows that the empirical formula is CH₂O. Let's calculate the molar mass of the empirical formula.

Molar mass of E.F = 12 + 2(1) + 16 = 30 g/mol

Then, let's divide this to the molar mass of the molecular formula.
Molar mass of M.F/Molar mass of E.F = 180/30 = 6

Therefore, let's multiply 6 to each subscript in the empirical formula to determine the actual molecular formula.
Actual molecular formula = C₆H₁₂O₆

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2 years ago

Formula for water what does the lack of a subscript after those O indicate

photoshop1234 [79]

It indicates that there is only one oxygen molecule

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2 years ago

A galvanic cell generates a cell potential of 0.32V when operated under standard conditions according to the reaction above. Whi

Ugo [173]

The complete question is shown in the image attached to this answer.

Answer:

Explanation:

Let us quickly remember that the EMF of a cell under non standard conditions in given by the Nernst equation.

This equation states that;

E = E°cell - 0.592/n log Q

Where

E = EMF under non standard conditions

E°cell= standard EMF of the cell

n = number of electrons transferred

Q = reaction quotient

If the reaction quotient is greater than 1 then cell potential is less than the standard cell potential.

The cell that generates the lowest cell potential is the cell depicted in option C because Q has the greatest positive value(Q<1).

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2 years ago

A serving of soup contains 5.0 g of fat, 20.0 g of carbohydrates, and 3.0 g of protein. Determine how many kilocalories (kcal) a

marta [7]

Answer: The amount of kilocalories contained in the given serving of soup is 0.137 kCal

Explanation:

As per the USDA:

Carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram, protein provides 4 calories per gram, and fat provides 9 calories per gram.

We are given

Mass of fat in the soup serving = 5.0 g

Mass of carbohydrates in the soup serving = 20.0 g

Mass of protein in the soup serving = 3.0 g

Conversion factor used: 1 kCal = 1000 Cal

Applying unitary method:

For Fat:

1 gram of fat provides 9 calories

So, 5.0 gram of fat will provide = $\frac{9}{1}\times 5.0=45Cal=0.045kCal$

For Carbohydrates:

1 gram of carbohydrates provides 4 calories

So, 20.0 gram of carbohydrates will provide = $\frac{4}{1}\times 20.0=80Cal=0.080kCal$

For Proteins:

1 gram of proteins provides 4 calories

So, 3.0 gram of fat will provide = $\frac{4}{1}\times 3=12Cal=0.012kCal$

Total kilocalories per serving = [0.045 + 0.080 + 0.012] kCal = 0.137 kCal

Hence, the amount of kilocalories contained in the given serving of soup is 0.137 kCal

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