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lakkis [162]
3 years ago
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The radioactive decay of a certain sample produced 846 disintegrations per minute. exactly 3.00 days later, the rate of decay wa

s found to be 269 disintegrations per minute. calculate the half-life, in days, for the decay of this sample.
Chemistry
1 answer:
Margarita [4]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

\boxed{\text{1.81 da}}

Explanation:

1. Calculate the decay constant

The integrated rate law for radioactive decay is 1

\ln\dfrac{A_{0}}{A_{t}} = kt

where

A₀ and A_t are the counts at t = 0 and t

k is the radioactive decay constant

\ln \dfrac{846}{269} = k \times 3.00\\\\\ln3.145 = 3.00k\\1.146 = 3.00k\\\\k =\dfrac{1.146}{3}\\\\k = \text{0.382 /da}\\

2. Calculate the half-life

t_{\frac{1}{2}} = \dfrac{\ln2}{k} = \dfrac{\ln2}{0.382} = \text{1.81 da}

The half-life for decay is \boxed{\textbf{1.81 da}}.

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