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zloy xaker [14]
3 years ago
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Americium-241 is used in smoke detectors. It undergoes alpha decay with a half life of 432 years. The alpha particles ionize som

e of the air near the americium-241 source, and these charged ions are collected on a metal plate that has a small voltage applied to it. The collected particles cause a small electric current to flow in the detector. If smoke particles get in between the americium-241 source and the detector and reduce the current, the alarm is triggered. A typical smoke detector experiences 370000 alpha decays each second. How much time is needed for the number of decays to reduce to 93000 decays per second?
Physics
1 answer:
babymother [125]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

860.6 years.

Explanation:

The parameters given are;

Initial detector activity = 370000 alpha decays per second

Final detector activity = 93000 alpha decays per second

Formula for time to change in activity is given by the following relation;

t_{93000} = \dfrac{-ln\dfrac{A}{A_0} }{\lambda} =  \dfrac{-ln\dfrac{93000}{370000} }{5.08 \times 10^{-11}} = 2.72 \times 10^{10} \, seconds

t₉₃₀₀₀ = 2.72 × 10¹⁰ seconds = 860.6 years.

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