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3 years ago

True or False: The rate of nuclear decay depends on the temperature, pressure, and surface area of the isotope.

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Liono4ka [1.6K]3 years ago

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Answer:

False.

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Natali5045456 [20]3 years ago

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Answer:

The correct option is False

Explanation:

Temperature, pressure and surface area are factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction and not a nuclear reaction. It should be noted that chemical reaction involves the electrons in the shell of an atom while nuclear reaction involves the unstable nucleus of a radioactive isotope. Thus, temperature, pressure and surface area do not affect the unstable nucleus during radioactive decay/emission.

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Originally, the force is negative because it was an attraction force, therefore, its direction was opposite to the direction of the repulsive force after the wire:

$F_e_o = k\frac{q_1_oq_2_o}{r^2}\\ q_1_oq_2_o = \frac{F_e_o*r^2}{k} = \frac{-0.121N(0.641m)^2}{9*10^9Nm^2/C^2} = -5.524*10^{-12}$

$(2.844*10^{-6}C - q_2_o)q_2_o = -5.524*10^{-12}\\0 = q_2_o^2 - 2.844*10^{-6}q_2_o - 5.524*10^{-12}$

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$q_2_o = 4.17*10^{-6}C | -1.325 * 10^{-6}C$

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$q_1_o = -1.325 *10^{-6}C | 4.17*10^{-6}C$

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