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The initial decay rate of a sample of a certain radioactive isotope is 2.001011鈥塻1. After half an hour, the decay rate is6.421010s1. Determine the half-life of the isotope.

Short Answer

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The half-life of the isotope is 18.3 minutes.

Step by step solution

01

Given data and the formula used.

Initial decay rate = 2.001011鈥塻1

Decay rate after half hour =6.421010鈥塻1.

As we know, the Mathematical expression for the half-life is given by:

role="math" localid="1658465944953" t12=0.693 鈥︹︹︹.. (1)

Where= disintegration constant.

Expression for the activity of radioactivity sample is given by:

R=位狈 鈥︹︹︹︹︹. (2)

And radioactive decay equation is given by:

N=N0e位迟

02

Half-life of the isotope

The decay rate is related to the decay constant by:

R0=位狈0R1=位狈1

The ratio of the number of particles is:

N1N0=R1/R0/=R1R0

Substitute 6.421010鈥塻1for R1and 2.001011鈥塻1 for R0 in the above equation, we get:

N1N0=6.421010鈥塻12.001011鈥塻1=0.321

In half an hour, the number of the particle will change as follows:

N1=N0e位迟N1N0=e位迟

Now applying logarithms on both sides, we will get:

InN1N0=位迟=InN1N0t

Substitute2.001011鈥塻1 forN1 and6.421010鈥塻1forN0in the above equation, we get,

=ln(0.321)301.060=(1.136)0.560=0.0378min1

The relation between the half-life period and disintegration constant is:

=In2T1/2

Rearranging the above equation for half-time, we get:

T1/2=In2

Now, substitute 0.0378鈥min1for disintegration constant in the above equation :

T12=In20.0378min1=18.3min

Therefore the half-life of the isotope is 18.3 minutes.

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