Answer:
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Li2CO3</em></u></h3>
Explanation:
Answer:
Part A: 36 MBq; Part B: 18 MBq
Explanation:
The half-life is the time it takes for half the substance to disappear.
The activity decreases by half every half-life
A =Ao(½)^n, where n is the number of half-lives.
Part A
3.0 da = 1 half-life
A = Ao(½) = ½ × 72 MBq = 36 MBq
Part B
6.0 da = 2 half-lives
A = Ao(½)^2 = ¼ × 72 MBq = 18 MBq
Sodium chloride is the chemical name for salt and is composed of sodium and chlorine, so it is a compound.
Since we're talking about a chain reaction, I think this would be a) self-sustaining. Chain reactions are not usually described as "weak" and can be highly explosive depending upon the compounds (think Uranium!).
The first (artificial) self-sustaining nuclear reaction is attributed to Enrico Fermi in 1942. Here's a bit of history:
http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/firstpile/firstpile_01.shtml
