Answer:
15.625 g of a 500 gram sample of potassium-42 with 12.4 hours of Half -life is left after 62 hours.
The half-life is the time after which half of the initial quantity of a radioactive substance is left .
Given here,
The half-life of K-42 = 12.4 hours
The initial quantity of K-42 = 500 gm
The final quantity after 62 hours = ?
The number of half cycle
Thus the number of half life cycles in 62 hours is 5,
After 1 half life
After 2 half lives
After 3 half lives
After 4 half lives
After 5 half lives
15.625 g of a 500 gram sample of potassium-42 with 12.4 hours of Half -life is left after 62 hours.
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