Consider a radioactive sample with a half-life of one week. How much of the original sample will be left at the end of the third week?

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30 January, 16:47

Consider a radioactive sample with a half-life of one week. How much of the original sample will be left at the end of the third week?

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Teresa Decker · Answer 1

Radioactive always means first order reaction

the half life of a first order reaction is t (1/2) = ln (2) / k. addtional info is needed to complete the calculations but this will determine the rate constant k. then for a first order reaction: ln[A] = ln[Ao] - kt where [A] is the final amount left after time t (3 weeks) and [Ao] is the inital amount.