Answer: 2.58 days
Explanation:
Expression for rate law for first order kinetics is given by:
where,
k = rate constant = ?
t = age of sample = 6 days
a = initial amount of the reactant = 1 g
a - x = amount left after decay process = 0.2 g
a) to find the rate constant
b) for completion of half life:
Half life is the amount of time taken by a radioactive material to decay to half of its original value.
The half life is 2.58 days