The diagram below represent the rock cycle

Thorium-234 has a half-life of 24.1 days. How many grams of a 150 g sample would you have after 120.5 days?

chubhunter [2.5K]

Answer:

8.625 grams of a 150 g sample of Thorium-234 would be left after 120.5 days

Explanation:

The nuclear half life represents the time taken for the initial amount of sample to reduce into half of its mass.

We have given that the half life of thorium-234 is 24.1 days. Then it takes 24.1 days for a Thorium-234 sample to reduced to half of its initial amount.

Initial amount of Thorium-234 available as per the question is 150 grams

So now we start with 150 grams of Thorium-234

$150 \times \frac{1}{2}=24.1$

$75 \times \frac{1}{2} =48.2$

$34.5 \times \frac{1}{2} =72.3$

$17.25 \times \frac{1}{2} =96.4$

$8.625\times \frac{1}{2} =120.5$

So after 120.5 days the amount of sample that remains is 8.625g

In simpler way , we can use the below formula to find the sample left

$A=A_{0} \cdot \frac{1}{2^{n}}$

Where

$A_0$ is the initial sample amount

n = the number of half-lives that pass in a given period of time.

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3 years ago

Determine the nuclear composition (number of protons and neutrons) of the following isotopes. (a) chromium-52 protons neutrons (

madreJ [45]

Answer: a) chromium-52 : protons = 24, neutrons = 28

selenium - 80 : protons = 34, neutrons = 46

molybdenum-98: protons = 42, neutrons = 56

xenon-132: protons = 54, neutrons = 78

ytterbium-174 : protons = 70, neutrons = 104

Explanation:

Atomic number : It is defined as the number of electrons or number of protons present in a neutral atom.

Thus, number of protons = atomic number

Mass number is the number of the entities present in the nucleus which is the equal to the sum of the number of protons and electrons.

Mass number = Number of protons + Number of neutrons

a) chromium-52 :

Atomic number of Chromium is 24 hence number of protons = 24

52= 24+ Number of neutrons

Number of neutrons = 28

b) selenium - 80 :

Atomic number of selenium is 34 hence number of protons = 34

80 = 34 + Number of neutrons

Number of neutrons = 46

c) molybdenum - 98 :

Atomic number of molybdenum is 42 is hence number of protons = 42

98 = 42 + Number of neutrons

Number of neutrons = 56

d) xenon-132:

Atomic number of xenon is 54 hence number of protons = 54

132 = 54 + Number of neutrons

Number of neutrons = 78

e) ytterbium-174:

Atomic number of ytterbium is 70 and hence number of protons = 70

174 = 70 + Number of neutrons

Number of neutrons = 104

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3 years ago

The difference between ionic covalent and metallic bonding

sleet_krkn [62]

Ionic: transfer of electrons
Covalent: sharing of electrons
Metallic: sharing of free electrons in a structure of cations

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3 years ago

Kevin has 5 fish in his fish tank jasmine has 4 times as many fish as Kevin.How many fish does jasmine have?

madreJ [45]

Jasmine have 20 fish because4 times 5 equals 20

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3 years ago

A soccer player applies a force of 56.6 N to a soccer ball while kicking it. If the ball has a mass of 0.46 kg, what is the acce

lubasha [3.4K]

Answer:

$a=123.04\ m/s^2$

Explanation:

Given that,

Force applied to a soccer player, F = 56.6 N

The mass of the ball, m = 0.46 kg

We need to find the acceleration of the soccer ball. The force acting on the ball is given by :

F = ma

Where

a is the acceleration

$a=\dfrac{F}{m}\\\\a=\dfrac{56.6 }{0.46 }\\\\a=123.04\ m/s^2$

So, the required solution is $123.04\ m/s^2$ .

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3 years ago