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Natural uranium is a mixture of three isotopes `_92^234U`, `_92^234U`, `_92^235U` and `_92^238U` with mass percentage 0.01%, 0.71% and 99.28% respectively. The half-life of three isotopes are `2.5xx10^5yr`, `7.1xx10^8yr` and `4.5xx10^9yr` respectively.
Determine the share of radioactivity of each isotope into the total activity of the natural uranium.

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To determine the share of radioactivity of each isotope of natural uranium, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the isotopes and their properties We have three isotopes of uranium: 1. Uranium-234 (`_92^234U`): Mass percentage = 0.01%, Half-life = `2.5 x 10^5` years 2. Uranium-235 (`_92^235U`): Mass percentage = 0.71%, Half-life = `7.1 x 10^8` years 3. Uranium-238 (`_92^238U`): Mass percentage = 99.28%, Half-life = `4.5 x 10^9` years ### Step 2: Calculate the number of atoms for each isotope Let the total mass of natural uranium be `M`. The number of atoms for each isotope can be calculated using the formula: \[ N = \frac{m}{M} \times \frac{N_A}{A} \] where: - `m` is the mass of the isotope, - `M` is the total mass of natural uranium, - `N_A` is Avogadro's number (`6.022 x 10^{23} mol^{-1}`), - `A` is the atomic mass of the isotope. For each isotope: - For `_92^234U`: \[ N_A = \frac{0.01}{100} \times \frac{6.022 \times 10^{23}}{234} \] - For `_92^235U`: \[ N_B = \frac{0.71}{100} \times \frac{6.022 \times 10^{23}}{235} \] - For `_92^238U`: \[ N_C = \frac{99.28}{100} \times \frac{6.022 \times 10^{23}}{238} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the decay constants for each isotope The decay constant `λ` is given by: \[ λ = \frac{0.693}{T_{1/2}} \] where `T_{1/2}` is the half-life of the isotope. Calculating for each isotope: - For `_92^234U`: \[ λ_A = \frac{0.693}{2.5 \times 10^5} \] - For `_92^235U`: \[ λ_B = \frac{0.693}{7.1 \times 10^8} \] - For `_92^238U`: \[ λ_C = \frac{0.693}{4.5 \times 10^9} \] ### Step 4: Calculate the activity for each isotope The activity `R` is given by: \[ R = λ \times N \] Calculating for each isotope: - For `_92^234U`: \[ R_A = λ_A \times N_A \] - For `_92^235U`: \[ R_B = λ_B \times N_B \] - For `_92^238U`: \[ R_C = λ_C \times N_C \] ### Step 5: Calculate the total activity The total activity `E` is the sum of the activities of all isotopes: \[ E = R_A + R_B + R_C \] ### Step 6: Calculate the share of radioactivity for each isotope The share of radioactivity for each isotope can be calculated as: - For `_92^234U`: \[ \text{Share of } R_A = \frac{R_A}{E} \times 100 \] - For `_92^235U`: \[ \text{Share of } R_B = \frac{R_B}{E} \times 100 \] - For `_92^238U`: \[ \text{Share of } R_C = \frac{R_C}{E} \times 100 \] ### Final Calculation Perform the calculations using the values obtained in the previous steps to find the percentage shares of radioactivity for each isotope. ---

To determine the share of radioactivity of each isotope of natural uranium, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the isotopes and their properties We have three isotopes of uranium: 1. Uranium-234 (`_92^234U`): Mass percentage = 0.01%, Half-life = `2.5 x 10^5` years 2. Uranium-235 (`_92^235U`): Mass percentage = 0.71%, Half-life = `7.1 x 10^8` years 3. Uranium-238 (`_92^238U`): Mass percentage = 99.28%, Half-life = `4.5 x 10^9` years ...
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