Answer:
the time taken for the radioactive element to decay to 1 g is 304.8 s.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given;
half-life of the given Dubnium = 34 s
initial mass of the given Dubnium, m₀ = 500 grams
final mass of the element, mf = 1 g
The time taken for the radioactive element to decay to its final mass is calculated as follows;
[tex]1 = 500 (0.5)^{\frac{t}{34}} \\\\\frac{1}{500} = (0.5)^{\frac{t}{34}}\\\\log(\frac{1}{500}) = log [(0.5)^{\frac{t}{34}}]\\\\log(\frac{1}{500}) = \frac{t}{34} log(0.5)\\\\-2.699 = \frac{t}{34} (-0.301)\\\\t = \frac{2.699 \times 34}{0.301} \\\\t = 304.8 \ s[/tex]
Therefore, the time taken for the radioactive element to decay to 1 g is 304.8 s.
The time required to decay 500 grams to 1 gram is 304.8 seconds and this can be determined by using the given data.
Given :
Dubnium-262 has a half-life of 34 s.
Final mass = 1 gram
Initial mass = 500 gram
Time taken by a radioactive element to decay is:
[tex]1 = 500(0.5)^{\frac{t}{34}}[/tex]
Simplify the above equation.
[tex]\rm \dfrac{1}{500} = (0.5)^{\frac{t }{34}}[/tex]
Now, take the log on both sides in the above equation.
[tex]\rm log(0.002 ) = \dfrac{t}{34}\times log(0.5)[/tex]
[tex]\rm \dfrac{log(0.002)}{log(0.5)} \times 34 = t[/tex]
t = 304.8 sec
So, the time required to decay 500 grams to 1 gram is 304.8 seconds.
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