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Nitrogen with mass number 13 and atomic number 7 decays to carbon having Z = 6.
(a) Write an equation for this decay.
(b) How much time it will take to convert the mixture of nitrogen 80% and carbon 20% to a mixture of nitrogen 20% and carbon 80%.
The half-life for this decay is 30 minutes.

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### Step-by-Step Solution **(a) Write an equation for this decay.** To write the decay equation for nitrogen-13 (N-13) decaying into carbon-13 (C-13), we need to consider the mass number (A) and atomic number (Z) of both elements. - Nitrogen-13 has: - Mass number (A) = 13 ...
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