princessdiamond1500 princessdiamond1500
  • 15-01-2018
  • Chemistry
contestada

The decay constant of plutonium-239, a waste product from nuclear reactors, is 2.88×10−5year−1. part a what is the half-life of 239pu?

Respuesta :

Kalahira
Kalahira Kalahira
  • 26-01-2018
24100 years
   You can easily convert from decay constant to half-life by using the relationship:
 H = ln(2)/D
  where
 H = half life
  D = decay constant
 ln(2) = natural logarithm of 2.
So
 H = ln(2)/D
 H = 0.693147181/2.88x10^-5 1/year
  H = 2.41x10^4 year
 H = 24100 year
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

45.0 g of Ca(NO3)2 are used to create a 1.3 M solution. What is the volume of the solution
Read the passage from Everyman. EVERYMAN. Alack! shall we thus depart indeed? Our Lady, help, without any more comfort, Lo, Fellowship forsaketh me in my most n
how do I find the missing side lengths?
The ocean regulates temperatures, keeping them mild year-round, in __________ climate regions
Please help ASAP! BRAINLIEST to best/right answer!!
what is the theme from the excerpt Wolf Stalker
There are 105 lettered tiles in a board game. You choose the tiles shown. How many of the 105 tiles would you expect to be vowels?
Except in extreme cases, the evaluation of success or failure is ________ because time and cost to complete the project are _________. select one: a. subjective
15 POINTSS While heredity and social environment probably most strongly influence the development of BLANK , the values and child-rearing practices of the
What obstacles to improving their lives did native americans face in the 1950s?