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If the half-life of a radioactive substance is 10 hours how long will it take for 50 percent of it to decay?
The half-life of a radioactive isotope is defined as the time taken for the isotope to decay to half of its initial mass. So to decay to 50 percent of its initial mass will take one half-life of the isotope. One half-life of the isotope is 10 hours so the time taken to decay is also 10 hours.
What is a radioactive element's half-life?
The time it takes for a half of the element to decay. In Example: Technetium-99 has a half life of 6 hours. If you begin with a sample of 100g, then after 6 hours you will have 50 grams, at 12 hours you will have 25 grams and so on; however it will NEVER reach 0 (it will remain in exponentially small ammounts because of the asymptote in the graph). This specific exponential decay is shown by the equation y=100(0.5)((1/6)x)
How much of a radioactive substance remains after 10 hours if its half life is 5 hours?
After 10 hours, 25% of the radioactive substance remains because each half-life reduces the amount by half. So, after the first 5 hours, 50% remains, and after the next 5 hours, half of that amount remains, which is 25%.
How long does it takes a radioactive material to decay?
Nuclear explosions produce both immediate and delayed destructive effects. Immediate effects (blast, thermal radiation, prompt ionizing radiation) are produced and cause significant destruction within seconds or minutes of a nuclear detonation. The delayed effects (radioactive fallout and other possible environmental effects) inflict damage over an extended period ranging from hours to centuries, and can cause adverse effects in locations very distant from the site of the detonation. Further reading: http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Nwfaq/Nfaq5.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fallout
How much of a radioactive substance remains after 24 hours if its half life is 5 hours?
Using the formula Nt = N0*(1/2)t/t1/2 where Nt is the amount of stuff remaining after an amount of time, t, and t1/2 is the half-life, you get Nt = .036N0. So about 3.6% of the radioactive stuff is left.
If the half-life of a radioactive substance is 10 hours how long will it take for 50 percent of it to decay?
The half-life of a radioactive isotope is defined as the time taken for the isotope to decay to half of its initial mass. So to decay to 50 percent of its initial mass will take one half-life of the isotope. One half-life of the isotope is 10 hours so the time taken to decay is also 10 hours.
What is a half-life of radioactive substance if it takes 6 hours for 50 percent of it to decay?
6 hours. you have a hot one there!
If the half life of a radioactive substance is 10 hours how long will it take for 75 percent of it to decay multiple choice question is it 15 hours 10 hours 5 hours or 20 hours?
Its 5 hours. 50% of the substance is decayed at 10 hours (that is what half life means. It's full life is 20 hours). Multiple 75% times 20 hours to find that 75% is 15 hours. Subtracrt 15 hours from 20 hours to get the answer of 5 hours for the decay of 75% of the substance.
A pure radioactive substance has a half-life of 3 hours. How long would it take a mass of 12g of that substance to decay to 3g?
It would take 6 hours for a mass of 12g of the substance to decay to 3g. This can be calculated by recognizing that for every half-life, the mass is halved. So, after 1 half-life (3 hours), the mass would be 6g, and after 2 half-lives (6 hours), the mass would be 3g.
How much of a radioactive substance remains after 5 hours if it's half-life is 5 hours?
6.25
What is the amount of time it takes for three fourthsof a radioactive sample of an isotope of bromine to decay if the half life of the isotope is 16.5 hours?
It takes one half-life for half of the radioactive sample to decay. Since half of the sample has decayed after 16.5 hours, it will take another 16.5 hours for the remaining half to decay, totaling 33 hours to decay three fourths of the original sample.
How long does it take for this radioactive material to decay through 2 half-lives?
It will take twice the half-life of the radioactive material for it to decay through two half-lives. If the half-life is 1 hour, it will take 2 hours for the material to decay through 2 half-lives.
How many half-lives does it take for a radioactive substance to decay to 12.5 percent of its original amount?
It takes two half-lives for a radioactive substance to decay to 12.5 percent of its original amount. This is because each half-life reduces the amount by 50%, so after two half-lives, the amount remaining will be 25% of the original.
What is a radioactive element's half-life?
The time it takes for a half of the element to decay. In Example: Technetium-99 has a half life of 6 hours. If you begin with a sample of 100g, then after 6 hours you will have 50 grams, at 12 hours you will have 25 grams and so on; however it will NEVER reach 0 (it will remain in exponentially small ammounts because of the asymptote in the graph). This specific exponential decay is shown by the equation y=100(0.5)((1/6)x)
How much of a radioactive substance remains after 10 hours if its half life is 5 hours?
After 10 hours, 25% of the radioactive substance remains because each half-life reduces the amount by half. So, after the first 5 hours, 50% remains, and after the next 5 hours, half of that amount remains, which is 25%.
How much of radioactive substance remains after 15 hours if it's half life is 5 hours?
The half-life of a radioactive substance is the time that it takes for half of the atoms to decay. With a half-life of 10 days, half has decayed in this time. After 20 days, a further 10 days/another half life, a further half of the remainder has decayed, so 1/4 of the original material remains, 1/4 of 15g is 3.75 grams. This is the amount of original radioactive substance remaining, but it’s daughter isotope ( what the decay has produced ) is also present, so the original sample mass is effectively constant, especially in a sealed container. Even in an unsealed container, and assuming alpha ( helium nucleii) emission, a drop in mass per radioactive atom of 4 Atomic Mass units, compared with the original atom of, say 200 amu is only 2% mass decrease, less for heavier decaying nucleii.
How long does it takes a radioactive material to decay?
Nuclear explosions produce both immediate and delayed destructive effects. Immediate effects (blast, thermal radiation, prompt ionizing radiation) are produced and cause significant destruction within seconds or minutes of a nuclear detonation. The delayed effects (radioactive fallout and other possible environmental effects) inflict damage over an extended period ranging from hours to centuries, and can cause adverse effects in locations very distant from the site of the detonation. Further reading: http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Nwfaq/Nfaq5.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fallout
