Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
On analysis a sample of uranium are was ...

On analysis a sample of uranium are was found to contain 227g of `._(82)Pb^(208)` and 1.667 g of `._(92)U^(238)`. The half life peiod of `U^(238)` is `4.51 xx 10^(9)` yrs. If all the lead was assumed to have come from decay of `._(92)U^(238)`, what is the age of the earth?

Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • CLASSROOM PROBLEMS

    MOTION|Exercise Solid State|18 Videos
  • CLASSROOM PROBLEMS

    MOTION|Exercise Mole Concept|29 Videos
  • CLASSROOM PROBLEMS

    MOTION|Exercise Chemical Equilibrium|38 Videos
  • Chemical Kinetics

    MOTION|Exercise Exercise - 4 (Level - II) (SUBJECTIVE PROBLEM)|1 Videos
  • CLASSROOM PROBLEMS 1

    MOTION|Exercise THERMODYNAMICS|17 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

On analysis a sample of .^(238)U ore was found to contain 20.6g of ._(82)^(206)Pb ad 23.8g of ._(92)^(238)U . The half life period .^(238)U is 4.50 xx 10^(9) years. If all the lead were assumed to have come from decay of ._(92)^(238)U , what is the age of the ore?

(a) On analysis a sample of uranium ore was found to contian 0.277g of ._(82)Pb^(206) and 1.667g of ._(92)Pb^(206) and 1.667g of ._(92)U^(238) . The half life period of U^(238) is 4.51xx10^(9) year. IF all the lead were assumed to have come from decay of ._(92)U^(238) , What is the age of earth? (b) An ore of ._(92)U^(238) is found to contain ._(92)U^(238) and ._(82)Pb^(206) in the weight ratio of 1: 0.1 The half-life period of ._(92)U^(238) is 4.5xx10^(9) year. Caluculate the age of ore.

A sample of uranium mineral was found to contain Pb^(208) and U^(238) in the ratio of 0.008 : 1. Estimate the age of the mineral (half life of U^(238) is 4.51 xx 10^(9) years).

MOTION-CLASSROOM PROBLEMS -Radioactivity
  1. A radioactive nucleus is being produced at a constant rate alpha per s...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. The half life of .^(212)Pb is 10.6 hour. It undergoes decay to its dau...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A radiaocatice isotope is being produced at a constant rate X. Half-li...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Show that for any first order reaction, the time required for the comp...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Half-life of a radioactive substance A is two times the half-life of a...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. If the rate constant for the disintegration of a radioactive nucleus i...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. 1 mg radium has 2.68 xx 10^(18) atoms. Its half-life is 1620 years. Ho...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. A certain radio isotope .(Z)X^(A) (half life = 10 days) decays to giv...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A radioisotope .(Z)A^(m) (t(1//2) = 10 days) decays to give .(z - 6)B^...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. .(19)K^(40) consists of 0.012% potassium in nature. The human body con...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. The sun radiates energy at the rate of 4xx10^(26) joule sec^(-1). If t...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. A sample of radioactive substance shows an intensity of 2.3 millicurie...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. One gram of .(79)Au^(198) (t(1//2) = 65hr) decays by beta- emission to...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. .(92)^(238)U by successive radioactive decays changes to .(82)^(206) P...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. A sample of pitchblende is found to contain 50% uranium and 2.425% of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A radioactive isotope X with half-life of 693xx10^(9) years decay to Y...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Calculate the mass of C^(14) (half life =5720 years) atoms give 3.7xx1...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Binding energy per nucleus of .(1)^(2)H and .(2)^(4)He are 1.1 MeV and...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Calculate the energy asociated with the following nuclear reaction: ...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. On analysis a sample of uranium are was found to contain 227g of .(82...

    Text Solution

    |