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Radio active decay reactions follow first order rate kinetics.
a) The half life and decay constant for radio active decay reactions are related by the equation:



Where k is the decay constant
b) Finding out the decay constant for the decay of C-14 isotope:



c) Finding the age of the sample :
35 % of the radiocarbon is present currently.
The first order rate equation is,
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t = 7923 years
Therefore, age of the sample is 7923 years.
C. pollute water and damage aquatic ecosystems
Answer: A balanced equation for the given reaction is
.
Explanation:
The reaction equation will be as follows.

Number of atoms on the reactant side is as follows.
Number of atoms on the product side is as follows.
Since number of atoms on both the reactant and product sides are equal. Hence, the reaction equation is balanced.
Thus, we can conclude that a balanced equation for the given reaction is
.