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a simple radioactive element with half life of two minutes initially contains 60×10^6atoms. calculate the time it would take
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Answer:
t=360S
Explanation:
T½=2mins
No=60×10^6
t=?
Nr=7.5×10^6
Nr/No=1/2^n
7.5×10^6/60×10^6=(1/2)^n
0.125=2^- n
Take log to bothsides
Log10^0.125=log10^2^- n
Ln0.125= -nln2
– 2.079= – 0.693n
N=2.079/0.693
N=3
N=t/T
t=nxT
t=3x2x60
t=360s