Question
A radioactive substance decays from 2.0kg to 1.6kg in 156 days.
What is the decay constant and the half life of the substance?
What is the decay constant and the half life of the substance?
Answers
drwls
If T is the half life in days
(1.6)/2.0 = (T/156)^(1/2)
0.8 = 0.08006 T^1/2
9.992 = T^1/2
T = 99.8 days
The decay constant k is related to the half life by
k = ln2/T
(1.6)/2.0 = (T/156)^(1/2)
0.8 = 0.08006 T^1/2
9.992 = T^1/2
T = 99.8 days
The decay constant k is related to the half life by
k = ln2/T
Mina
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