The isotope chromium-51 has a half-life of 28 days. If the original sample had a mass of 28.0 grams, what mass of the chromium-51 sample remains after 84 days?
1 Answer
May 30, 2016
Explanation:
To find the mass of the chronium-51 sample that remains after
Recall the half-life formula:
color(blue)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)A=A_0(1/2)^(t/h)color(white)(a/a)|))) where:
A= final amount
A_0= initial amount
t= time elapsed
h= time for half of initial amount to remain after decay (also known as half-life)
Plugging in our known values,
A=28.0g(1/2)^((84color(white)(i)"days")/(28color(white)(i)"days"))
A=color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)color(black)(3.50g)color(white)(a/a)|)))