Question #330167

Determine the half-life of the radioactive substance


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Expert's answer
2022-04-19T05:19:46-0400

By definition, the half-life of the radioactive substance is the interval of time required for one-half of the atomic nuclei of a radioactive sample to decay (change spontaneously into other nuclear species by emitting particles and energy).

The formula is the following:


T1/2=tlog2(N0/N)T_{1/2} = \dfrac{t}{\log_2\left( N_0/N \right)}

where T1/2T_{1/2} is the half-life of a substance, N0N_0 is the initial number of atoms, NN is the amount of atoms left in substance after time tt

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