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The half-life of radon is 3.82 d. By what time would 99.9% of radon will be decayed? - Chemistry

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The half-life of radon is 3.82 d. By what time would 99.9% of radon will be decayed?

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उत्तर

Given: t1/2 = 3.82 d, N0 = 100 N = 100 - 99.9 = 0.1

To find: t

Formulae: 

  1. `lambda = 0.693/"t"_(1//2)`
  2. t = `2.303/lambda log_10 ("N"_0/"N")`

Calculation: 

  1. `lambda = 0.693/"t"_(1//2) = 0.693/3.82 = 0.1814  "d"^-1`
  2. t = `2.303/lambda log_10 ("N"_0/"N")`
    `= 2.303/0.1814 xx log_10 (100/0.1)`
    `= 2.303/0.1814 log_10 (1000)`
    t = 38.087 d ≈ 38.1 d

Time taken for 99.9% of radon to be decayed is 38.1 d.

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