The half-life of 1311 is 8.04 days. (a) Convert the half-life to seconds. (b) Calculate the decay constant for this isotope. (c) Convert 0.560 uci to the SI unit the becquerel. Bq (d) Find the number of 131 nuclei necessary to produce a sample with an activity of 0.560 µCi. 1311 nuclei

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The half-life of 1311 is 8.04 days.
(a) Convert the half-life to seconds.
(b) Calculate the decay constant for this isotope.
(c) Convert 0.560 uci to the SI unit the becquerel.
Bq
(d) Find the number of 1341 nuclei necessary to produce a sample with an activity of 0.560 µCi.
1311 nuclei
(e) Suppose the activity of a certain D1 sample is 6.80 mci at a given time. Find the number of haif-lives the
sample goes through in 40.2 d and the activity at the end of that period. (Enter your answer for the number of half-
lves to at least one decimal place.)
half-lives
mCl
Transcribed Image Text:The half-life of 1311 is 8.04 days. (a) Convert the half-life to seconds. (b) Calculate the decay constant for this isotope. (c) Convert 0.560 uci to the SI unit the becquerel. Bq (d) Find the number of 1341 nuclei necessary to produce a sample with an activity of 0.560 µCi. 1311 nuclei (e) Suppose the activity of a certain D1 sample is 6.80 mci at a given time. Find the number of haif-lives the sample goes through in 40.2 d and the activity at the end of that period. (Enter your answer for the number of half- lves to at least one decimal place.) half-lives mCl
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