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goldfiish [28.3K]
3 years ago
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Suppose that a certain radioactive element decays in such a way that every twenty years the mass of a sample of the element is o

ne third of the initial mass. Given a 100 gram sample of the element, how much of the element remains after 17 years
Mathematics
1 answer:
Thepotemich [5.8K]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Therefore 21.09 gram of the element remains after 17 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

The decay rate is proportional to the number of nuclei.

-\frac{dN}{dt}\propto N

\Rightarrow -\frac{dN}{dt}=\lambda N

\Rightarrow \frac{dN}{N}=-\lambda \ dt

Integrating both sides

\Rightarrow \int\frac{dN}{N}=\int-\lambda \ dt

\Rightarrow ln N= -\lambda t+C

Initially N=N_0 , when t=0

ln N_0= -\lambda .0+C

\Rightarrow C=ln \ N_0

The equation becomes

ln N=-\lambda t+ln N_0

\Rightarrow ln N-ln N_0=-\lambda t

\Rightarrow \ln\frac{N}{N_0}=-\lambda t

\Rightarrow N=N_0e^{-\lambda t}

N= Remaining mass after t time

N_0= initial mass of the sample

\lambda= decay constant

Given that, every 12 years the mass of a sample of a the element is one third of the initial mass.

Here, N=\frac13N_0, t= 12 years

\therefore \frac13N_0=N_0e^{-12\lambda }

\Rightarrow e^{-12\lambda }=\frac13

\Rightarrow ln e^{-12\lambda }=ln\frac13                    

\Rightarrow ln e^{-12\lambda }=ln1-ln3            [ ln\frac ab = ln a- ln b ]

\Rightarrow {-12\lambda }= -ln 3                      [ln e^a=a and ln 1=0]

\Rightarrow\lambda }=\frac{ ln 3}{12}

The equation becomes

\therefore N=N_0e^{-\frac{ln3}{12} t}

Given that, the initial amount N_0= 100 \ gram and t =17

\therefore N=100e^{-\frac{ln3}{12} 17}

\Rightarrow N=21.09 gram

Therefore 21.09 gram of the element remains after 17 years.

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