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Rashid [163]
3 years ago
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The​ half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 12 hours. There are 19 grams present initially. a. Express the amount of su

bstance remaining as a function of time t. b. When will there be 8 grams ​remaining?
Physics
1 answer:
neonofarm [45]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

(a) N=19\times e^{-\lambda t}

(b) 15 hours

Explanation:

half life, T = 12 hours

No = 19 g

(a) Let N be the amount remaining after time t.

Let λ be the decay constant.

\lambda =\frac {0.6931}{T}

The equation of radioactivity used here is given by

N=N_{o}e^{-\lambda t}

N=19\times e^{-\lambda t}

(b) N = 8 gram

Substitute the values in above equation

\lambda =\frac {0.6931}{12}

λ = 0.0577 per hour

So, 8=19\times e^{-0.577t}

e^{-0.0577t}=0.421

Take natural log on both the sides

- 0.0577 t = - 0.865

t = 15 hours

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