10 Nov 2021
Problem 15
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Section: Problems by Topic
Chapter 19: Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
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10 Nov 2021
Given information
The half-life of is given as . Time taken by to reach one-eighth of its initial amount is to be calculated.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The decay constant is the quantity that expresses the rate of decrease of the number of atoms of a radioactive element per second. Half-life is defined as the time required for the number of nuclides to reach half of the original value.
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