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The natural isotopes of nitrogen are stable; for the synthetic radioactive isotopes of nirogen see the link below.
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The time it takes for half of the radioactive element to decay is the element's what?
The time it takes for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive element to decay is called the half life.
What is the term given to the time it take for one half of a sample of radioactive nuclei to decay?
I believe that term would be 'half-life'
What does half life of a pill mean?
A "Half-Life" is not half of a life, it is half of the life, then half of that life, and then half of THAT life, and so on and so on. For example: Rock has a half life of 100 ---> 50 ---> 25 ---> 12.5 ---> 6.25 ---> and so on. You just keep dividing the life it has, by 2. Another Example: If you take a dissolving vitamin, and weigh it (20g), and put it in water for 1 minute, it should dissolve into ALMOST half of its original weight, into 10g. Scientists often use the method of "Half-Life" to measure the age of a rock or rock formation. Sources: Am a student in science class
How long will it take half of a radioactive sample to decay?
The length of time depends on the element and isotope, but the point at which half of the sample has decayed is known as the half-life.
What is the simple formula in calculating the half life of protactinium-234?
The half life is not calculated, but experimentally measured. The half life of Pa 234 is 6,75 hours.
How long does it take for a zongzi to decay?
well there is 4g of nitrogen (N) in zongi, which is still a healthy amount, and the half life of nitrogen in a gas state is 2 weeks. Therefore, nitrogen will decay as the half life does.
What is the half life of C14?
The half life of Carbon 14 used for radioactive decay id 5,700 years
What is the half-life of a 200.0g sample of nitrogen-16 that decays to 12.5g of nitrogen-16 in 48s?
To find the half-life, we need to determine the time it takes for half of the sample to decay. In this case, the initial mass is 200.0g and the final mass is 12.5g. Starting with 200.0g, after one half-life it would be reduced to 100.0g. After two half-lives, it would be reduced to 50.0g. Since it took 48s to go from 200.0g to 12.5g, we can estimate that it would take approximately 96s (2 half-lives) for the sample to go from 200.0g to 50.0g. Therefore, the half-life is approximately 48s.
What is nitrogen used for in everyday life?
Nitrogen is necessary for plant life.
How does radioactive decay affect C-14?
beta radiation breaks it down to nitrogen-14 and has a half life of 5730 years
Where do you bump into nitrogen in everyday life?
the air is nitrogen and we bump into it everyday life
Which of the following cannot be classified as a substance air table salt gold nitrogen?
Table The others can be subdivided and still be what they are: half of the air is still air, half the salt is still salt, half the gold is still gold, half the nitrogen is still nitrogen - but if you cut the table in half you no longer have a table.
Why nitrogen is used as disinfectant?
Nitrogen is NOT a disinfectant. The air we breath is 80% Nitrogen, if Nitrogen were a disinfectant there would be no life on Earth!
What element compromises half earths atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Why is nitrogen transformation essential for living organisms?
nitrogen has no effect to life
What is a sentence nitrogen cycle?
The nitrogen cycle is essential to the maintenance of life.
What is the process in which nitrogen is converted into a usable form for life called?
Nitrogen Fixation -Eugene Chung
