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The isotope `._6^(14)C` is radioactive and has a half-life of 5730 years . If you starts with a sample of `1000` carbon `-14` niclei, how many will still be around in `17,190 years`?

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To solve the problem of how many carbon-14 nuclei will remain after 17,190 years, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand Half-Life The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time required for half of the radioactive nuclei in a sample to decay. For carbon-14, the half-life is given as 5730 years. ### Step 2: Determine the Number of Half-Lives To find out how many half-lives fit into the total time of 17,190 years, we divide the total time by the half-life: \[ ...
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CENGAGE PHYSICS ENGLISH-NUCLEAR PHYSICS-Exercise 5.2
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  5. A .(92)^(238)U undergoes alpha decay. What is the resulting daughter n...

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  6. Is the sulphur isotope .(16)^(38)S likely to be stable?

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  8. Radium 226 is found to have a decay constant of 1.36 xx10^(-11) Bq. ...

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  10. A radio nuclide A(1) with decay constant lambda(1) transforms into a r...

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  12. The atomic mass of uranium .(92)^(238)U is 238.0508 u, that of throium...

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  13. Refer to illustration 5.10, the energy released by the alpha - decay o...

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  14. Estimate the minimum amount of .(235)^(92)U that needs to undergo fiss...

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  15. The isotope .6^(14)C is radioactive and has a half-life of 5730 years ...

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  16. The half-life of the radioactive nucleus .(86)^(226)Ra is 1.6 xx10^(3)...

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  17. Radon, .(86)^(222)Rn, is a radioactive gas that can be trapped in the ...

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  18. The .(88)^(226)Ra nucleus undergoes alpha-decay to .(86)^(222)Rn. Calc...

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