Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount present.

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2022-01-02

Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount present. In 100 years, 100 mg of radium decompose to 96mg. How many mg will be left after another 100 years What is the "half life" (the time required to decompose half the initial amount) of radium?

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Neil Dismukes

Neil Dismukes

Beginner2022-01-03Added 37 answers

We have t=100yr, the initial amount of radium No=100mg, the final amount of radium id N=96mg.
The decay equation for 100 years:
N=N0eλt
96=100e100λ
(96)2=(100e100λ)2
962=104e200λ (A)
Let λ be the decay constant.
N=N0e200λ
N=100e200λ (B)
962N=104e200λ10e200λ
N=92.16
N=N0eλt
96=100e100λ
0.96=e100λ
ln(0.96)=ln(e100λ)
100λ=ln(0.96)
λ=0.0004
The expression for half-life (T12) is,
T12=0.693λ
=0.6930.0004
=1732.5 years

Tiefdruckot

Tiefdruckot

Beginner2022-01-04Added 46 answers

Radium = R. 
dR dt =kR, k = proportionality constant. =
dRR=k dt  
ln(R)=kt+C (1), C is integral constant. 
if t=100 years, amount of radium = 96mg. 
ln(100)=k(0)+C 
ln(100)=C 
C=4.6051702 
ln(R)=kt+4.6051702 (2) 
ln(96)=k(100)+4.6051702 
ln(96)4.6051702100=k 
k=0.000408219 
ln(R)=0.000408219t+4.6051702 (3) 
a) Another 100 years
ln(R)=0.000408219(200)+4.6051702 
ln(R)=4.523526196 
R+e4.523526196 
R=92.16mg 
Amount of radium present after another 100 years is 92.16mg. 
b): For half-life, R=50mg 
ln(50)=0.000408219t+4.6051702 
t=ln(50)4.60517020.000408219 
t=1697.97876 years 
t1698 years

karton

karton

Expert2022-01-09Added 613 answers

Decay equation:
N=N0eλtN0=100N=96t=100 years96=100eλ×1000.96=e100λtaking logln(0.96)=100λλ=ln(0.96)100eλ=eln(0.96)100=0.9996N=N02=5050=100(eλ)1/2=100×(0.9996)1/212=(0.9996)taking logln(12)=ln(0.9996)t=ln(1/2)ln(0.9996)=1732.52

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