Step 1: Calculate the rate constant (k) for Iodine-131 decay
We know the half-life is t1/2 = 8.04 day. We can calculate the rate constant using the following expression.
k = ln2 / t1/2 = ln2 / 8.04 day = 0.0862 day⁻¹
Step 2: Calculate the mass of iodine after 8.52 days
Iodine-131 decays following first-order kinetics. Given the initial mass (I₀ = 34.7 mg) and the time elapsed (t = 8.52 day), we can calculate the mass of iodine-131 using the following expression.
All other elements react with other elements to form compounds. In the special case where the reaction produces fixed numbers of the same types of atoms in exactly the same configuration, we say the elements have formed a molecule.
