Radioactive dating uses the concept of half life to determine the age of something.
The general idea is that elements exist naturally as a combination of isotopes. Some isotopes are stable while others decay radioactively. The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time required to reduce the initial quantity of the isotope by 50% through the process of radioactive decay.
Carbon 14 dating works this way. A tree growing in the past would have an equilibrium mixture of C-12 and C-14 atoms in proportions consistent with living matter today. We know this value.
When that tree dies, it no longer accumulates new carbon atoms from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (through photosynthesis). At this point, the proportion of C-14 in the organic matter that was the tree decreases due to the decay of C-14 to an isotope of nitrogen.
When we dig up the remnants of the tree today, we can measure the proportion of C-14 to C-12 and see how much it has been reduced. From this we can calculate backwards using the half life of C-14 (5730 years) to estimate how old the remains of the tree are.
Answer:
aqueous acid is used as a reagent.
Explanation:
Addition of Grignard reagent in aldehyde and followed by the acidification give rise to the primary or secondary alcohol. when the formaldehyde is used than the primary alcohol is formed otherwise secondary alcohol is formed.
in this reaction we also use the aqueous acid for the acidification as a reagent. We add aqueous acid when ethanol is present. This is because ethanol is get converted in the presence of aqueous acid into the chloroethane.
It should be <em>Ultraviolet rays </em>because they are moderate in energy.
Increased density decreases the speed of sound in a medium. While increased density can mean increased rigidity, or stiffness, it is not always the case. Greater density can be due to each molecule or atom having more momentum, and being slower to respond to the vibration of its neighbor.
Answer:
1.15
Explanation:
2SO₂ + O₂ ⟶ 2SO₃; K =1.32
SO₂ + ½O₂ ⟶ SO₃; K₁ = ?
When you divide an equation by 2, you take the square root of its equilibrium constant.
K₁ = √1.32 = 1.15
The equilibrium constant is 1.15.
