The graph below shows the mass of a radioactive isotope plotted against time.

      

The graph below shows the mass of a radioactive isotope plotted against time.
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(a) Using the graph, determine the half-life of the isotope.
(b) Calculate the mass of the isotope present after 32 days.

  

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John
(a) 8 days (from the graph it takes 8 days for mass to reduce by half i.e. from 10g to 5g).

(b) N10 = (1/2)328 = N10=124

N10=116 = 0.625g
johnmulu answered the question on June 7, 2017 at 11:26


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