A radioactive isotope of mercury, 197Hg, decays to gold, 197Au, with a disintegration constant of 0.0108 6-t.
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A radioactive isotope of mercury, 197Hg, decays to gold, 197Au, with a disintegration constant of 0.0108 6-t.
(a) Calculate the half-life of the 167Hg. What fraction of a sample will remain at the end of?
(b) Three half-lives and
(c) 10.0 days?
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a The halflife T12 and the disintegration constant are related by T12 In 2 so T12 In 200108 h 642 ...View the full answer
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