A geologist will ask an analytical chemist to help identify the minerals in a rock because an analytical chemist studies the composition of matter and, therefore, can identify the minerals.
The analytical chemist does this by determining the crystal structure as a matter of routine using X-ray and electron diffraction techniques.
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Well a question to ask would be if the mass of the material has changed significantly as that would determine that the substance is radioactive or if there have been any high readings found by a Geiger meter in certain period of time
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Atomic Mass is equal to the sum of the number of protons and neutrons.
Thus the atomic mass = 3 + 4
= 7
464 g radioisotope was present when the sample was put in storage
<h3>Further explanation</h3>
Given
Sample waste of Co-60 = 14.5 g
26.5 years in storage
Required
Initial sample
Solution
General formulas used in decay:
t = duration of decay
t 1/2 = half-life
N₀ = the number of initial radioactive atoms
Nt = the number of radioactive atoms left after decaying during T time
Half-life of Co-60 = 5.3 years
Input the value :
