Nickcutwright1639 Nickcutwright1639
  • 01-12-2017
  • Chemistry
contestada

Iron-59 has a half-life of 44 days. a radioactive sample has an activity of 0.64 mbq. what is the activity of the sample after 88 days?

Respuesta :

meerkat18
meerkat18 meerkat18
  • 12-12-2017
Radioactive decay is a pseudo-first order reaction. When you know the half-life of the material, you could use this equation.

A= A₀(1/2)^t/h
where 
A is the final activity
A₀ is the initial activity
t is the time
h is the half-life

A = (0.64)(1/2)^88/44 = 0.16 mbq
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

You have family traveling from far away to come to your house for Thanksgiving. If they travel 324 miles and arrive to your house in 6 hours, how fast were they
The sales tax is $49 on the purchase of a dining room set for $980. Find the sales tax rate
raul is 5 years older than twice carlos age. the sum of their ages is 101. how old is carlos?
What is 45 divided by 765
A meter stick is at rest on frictionless surface. A hockey puck is going towards the 30cm mark on the stick and is traveling perpendicular to the stick. After t
what is 3² in xpoient
How many molecules are in each of the following compounds or elements? 3) 9.273 x 10^7 grams of chromium (III) bicarbonate
Observations Tissue Description (color, texture, etc.) Tissue it attaches to Skin Fat Muscles Tendon Ligament Cartilage
HELP PLSSSS i need it in less than 5 minsssss
order of operations with integers: Please include steps: - 5 x 6 -7