The half-life of I-131 is 8.0 days. If a medical treatment involves a dose of 100. mg of I-131, how much of the isotope remains after 16 days?

Q: Gallium-67 is used medically in tumor-seeking agents. The half-life of gallium-67 is 78.2 hours. If…

A: Given Half life (t1/2) = 78.2 hours Initial amount (N0) = 45.7mg  Time (t) = 193 hours Radioactive…

Q: (11) Lead-211 is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 36.1 minutes. How long will it take for…

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Q: Phosphorus-32 is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 14.3 d (d = days). A biochemist has a…

A: A radioactive decay follows the first order kinetics where the rate of the reaction depends on the…

Q: The half life of an isotope is 43 seconds.  How long does it take 100.00 g of that isotope to decay…

A: Given that  Initially weight of isotope sample = 100.0 gm initially number of atoms of isotope No=…

Q: One of the nuclides in spent nuclear fuel is UU-235, an alpha emitter with a half-life of 703…

A: Given , half life of U-235 = 703 million years. We need to find the time at which the amount of…

Q: While harder to access, another radioactive isotope of technetium, Tc-93, has a half-life of 2.73…

A: Solution Tc ninety nine m is wide used for diagnostic and therapeutic functions. It emits gamma…

Q: A rock contains 0.257 mg of Pb-206 for every milligram of U-238.The half-life for the decay of U-238…

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Q: Cobalt-60 has a half-life of 5.3 years. How many half-livesoccur after 21.2 years?

A: Generally, a radioactive decay reaction takes place as a first order reaction.  In a first order…

Q: Uranium-235 decays to Lead-207 with a half life of about 704 million. years. if you find a 1000g…

A: Half life of Uranium-235t12 = 704 million years Initial amount of fossilNo= 1000 gms Final amount of…

Q: Technetium-99m, an important radionuclide in medicine, has a half-life of 6.0 hours. What percentage…

A: Formula for radioactive decay is given as,

Q: a) If an object that was once living died 35,500 years ago, what is the exact percentage of the 14C…

A: a. The half life equation for decay is shown below: Where; Cfinal represents final concentration…

Q: The half life of an isotope is 43 seconds.how long does it take 100.00 g of isotope to decay to 6.25…

A: Given data contains, Half-life of an isotope is 43 seconds. Mass of isotope before decay is 100.0 g.…

Q: The half-life of Radium-226 is 1600 years. If 30 grams are left after 8,030 years, how many grams…

A: Radioactive decay follows first order kinetics.  k = 0.693/t0.5  Or, k = 0.693/1600 year^-1 =…

Q: A radioactive sample contains 1.55 g of an isotope with a half-life of 3.8 days. What mass of the…

A: The process in which energy is lost by unstable atomic nucleus via radiation is known as radioactive…

Q: Cs-134 has a half-life of 2.0 years. How much of a 2.50-g sample of this isotope will remain after…

A: Given :- half life of Cs-134 = 2.0 years                Initial amount of sample = 2.50-g  To…

Q: Iodine-131, in a sodium iodide tablet, is used to measure the activity of the thyroid gland. If a…

A: Nuclear chemistry is a branch of chemistry which involved the study of reactions in the nucleus. The…

Q: Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8 days. What fraction of the original sample would remain at the end…

A: Half life is the period at which concentration of reactant reduces half of its original value.

Q: Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8.0 days. How long will it take 10 μg of 131I to decrease to 1/100 of…

A: We have given the half life of 131I that is t1/2 = 8 days from this we can find the out the decay…

Q: A 40.0 mg sample of a radioactive substance decays to 10.0 mg in 10 days. What is the half-life of…

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Q: The radioactive nuclide P# has a half-life of 14.3 days. How long would a waste containing 10 mg/L…

A: Answer: Radioactive reactions are first order reactions, therefore integrated rate law of first…

Q: Potassium-40 decays to argon-40 with a half-life of 1.27 * 109 yr. What is the age of a rock in…

A: It is given that potassium-40 decays to Argon-40 and has a half-life of 1.27×109 years and the mass…

Q: Tc-99 is often used in medicine and has a half-life of about 6 hours. if a patient is given 30.0…

A: First of all you need to find the radioactive decay constant of this nuclei. Which is nothing but -…

Q: The number of a certain radioactive nuclide present in a sample decays from 59,122 to 429 in 9.23…

A: Given: No=59122Nt=429t=9.23 days Half life of the radioactive species refers to the time required to…

Q: 1. If the amount of the parent isotope in the original sample of a rock had been 48 grams, about how…

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Q: If the half-life of a radioactive isotope is 32 days, how many half-lives must pass before a 3.0…

A: Radioactive decay follows the first-order kinetics. The half-life of the first-order reaction does…

Q: Californium-244 has a half-life of 19.4 minutes. If a researcher has 3.50 mg of Californium-244, how…

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Q: A radioactive isotope decays from 60 grams to 15 grams in 20 seconds. What is its half-life? a) 20…

A: The radioactive decay is an example of first order reaction.

Q: After 40.0 days, how much Ac-225 remains if the starting mass was 94.0 g? Ac-225 has a half life of…

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Q: The half-life of copper-67 is 61 hours.  If an original sample contains 24 grams how many grams are…

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Q: The half life of iodine-125 is 60 days. What fraction of iodine-125 nuclides would be left after 360…

A: As per guidelines if multiple questions posted , first question is allowed to answer , please post…

Q: One of the nuclides in spent nuclear fuel is U-235, an alpha emitter with a half-life of 703…

A: The relationship between the decay constant and the half-life period is given below.

Q: The half-life of radium 226 is 1602 years. If you have 500 grams of radium today how many grams…

A: This is a first order reaction where the radioactive substance disintegrates. The half life time of…

Q: Proton-85 has a half-life of 10 years. Approximately what percentage of Kr-85 produced from the…

A: Half life of Kr-85 = 10 yr % of Kr remain active = ?

Q: A radioactive isotope has a half life of 60.2 minutes.How long will it take for radiation from a 325…

A: The radioactive decay of an isotope follows a first-order reaction, The integrated rate law for a…

Q: One of the nuclides in spent nuclear fuel is U-235, an alpha emitter with a half-life of 703 million…

A: Using the given half-life period, rate constant, k can be determined.

Q: The half-life of Th-232 is 1.4 x 10^10 years. If there are 50.0 g of the sample left after 5.6 x…

A: Calculate number of half-life:

Q: Plutonium-239 has a half life of 2.41x10* yr. If you have a 10.0 mg sample how much will remain…

A: The time where any substance/element gets remained just half of its actual quantity is considered as…

Q: The radioactive nuclide Plutonium-199 has a half-life of 43.0 min. A sample is prepared that has an…

A: Half-life of radioactive substance: T1/2 = 43.0 min Initial activity of radioactive substance: AO =…

Q: A 26.00-g sample of water containing tritium, 3 1H, emits 1.50 * 103 beta particles per second.…

A: In radioactive decay, radioactive atom's nuclei (unstable) eject energy as well as charged particles…

Q: Technetium-99m, an important radionuclide in medicine, has a half-life of 6.0 hours. What percentage…

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Q: 4. The half-life of radioactive radium-224 is 3.50 days. What was the original mass if 0.200 g…

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Q: 3.7. The radioactive nuclide Co has a half-life of 5.27 years. Calculate the mass of Co that remains…

A: Rate of a reaction determines the speed with which a reaction proceeds. First order reaction is a…

Q: The 175Pt isotope has a half-life of 2.53 seconds. What percentage of the original quantity of 175Pt…

A: The radio active decay follows first order kinetics. The half life t1/2 and rate constant K of a…

Q: A patient is given 0.050 mg of technetium-99m, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of about 6.0…

A: decay constant , k = 0.693t12 = 0.6936 hour-1  integrated rate equation for radio active decay (…

Q: A patient is given 0.050 mg of Tc-99. How long until the isotope decays to 6.3 x 103 mg? (Half life…

A: Given  Mass of Tc-99  [ A0 ] = 0.050 mg  Remaining Tc -99 [ At ] = 6.3 × 10-3 mg  Half life ( t1/2 )…

Q: Ca-60 is used extensively in radiotherapy, its half-life is 5.27 years. How many years will it take…

A: The given data is as follows: The half life Co-60 = 5.27 years The initial amount A∘= 100 The left…

Q: The isotope Np-238 has a half life of 2.0 days. If 96 grams of it were present on Monday, how much…

A: Here given, The half-life of Np-238 (t1/2)= 2 days. Initial amount present (N0) = 96 g Time (t) = 6…

Q: Thorium-227 has a half-life of approximately 19 days. What percentage of an original amount of…

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Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.