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Problem 57
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Section: Cumulative Problems
Chapter 19: Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
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Given information
The half-life of radon-220 is 
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The pressure of the gas sample is 
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The temperature is 
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The volume of the gas sample is 
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The volume percent is 
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Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The decay constant is the quantity that expresses the rate of decrease of a 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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Principles of Chemistry Molecular Approach
3rd Edition, 2014
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ISBN: 9780321971944