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Murljashka [212]
3 years ago
13

A sample contains 25% parent isotope and 75% daughter isotopes. If the half-life of the parent isotope is 72 years, how old is t

he sample?
Chemistry
2 answers:
Mrrafil [7]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: The sample is 144 years old.

Explanation: This is a type of radioactive decay and all radioactive decays follow first order kinetics.

We are given half life which is 72 years.  

To calculate the rate constant, we use the formula:

k=\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}

k=\frac{0.693}{72years}

k=0.0096years^{-1}

Also 25 % of parent isotope is left, that means 75 % has been decomposed

Expression for rate law for first order kinetics is given by:

k=\frac{2.303}{t}\log\frac{a}{a-x}

where,

k = rate constant

t = time taken for decay process

a = initial amount of the reactant  = parent isotope= 100

a - x = amount left after decay process  = 25

Putting values in above equation, we get:

0.0096years^{-1}=\frac{2.303}{t}\log\frac{100}{25g}

t=144years

alisha [4.7K]3 years ago
5 0

The radioactive decay obeys first order kinetics

the rate law expression for radioactive decay is

ln\frac{[A_{0}]}{[A_{t}]}=kt

Where

A0 = initial concentration

At = concentration after time "t"

t = time

k = rate constant

For first order reaction the relation between rate constant and half life is:

k=\frac{0.693}{t_{\frac{1}{2} } }

Let us calculate k

k = 0.693 / 72 = 0.009625 years⁻¹

Given

At = 0.25 A0

ln(\frac{A0}{0.25A0})=0.009625  X time

time = 144 years

So after 144 years the sample contains 25% parent isotope and 75% daughter isotopes**

Simply two half lives

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