Answer:
Covalent
Explanation:
A molecule of C₂H₅OH has C-C, C-H, C-O, and O-H bonds.
A bond between A and B will be ionic if the difference between their electronegativities (ΔEN) is greater than 1.6.
No bond has a large enough ΔEN to be ionic.
C₂H₅OH is a covalent molecule.
The question is incomplete, here is the complete question.
If we start with 1.000 g of strontium-90, 0.805 g will remain after 9.00 yr. This means that the half-life of strontium-90 is ________ yr.
a. 28.8 b. 30.9 c. 35.4 d. 32.2
Answer : The half-life of strontium-90 is 28.8 years.
Explanation :
This is a type of radioactive decay and all radioactive decays follow first order kinetics.
First we have to calculate the rate constant.
Expression for rate law for first order kinetics is given by :
where,
k = rate constant
t = time taken for decay process = 9.00 year
a = initial amount or moles of the reactant = 1.000 g
a - x = amount or moles left after decay process = 0.805 g
Putting values in above equation, we get:
To calculate the half-life, we use the formula :
Therefore, the half-life of strontium-90 is 28.8 years.