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Nuclearproblemskey

This document provides a key to solving nuclear chemistry problems. It gives the answers to sample problems involving nuclear reactions and radioactive decay. Example problems include writing nuclear equations, identifying original isotopes from decay processes, and calculating amounts of radioactive material remaining after specific numbers of half-lives. The key provides step-by-step workings to find quantities of isotopes that decay over time based on their given half-lives.

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Nuclearproblemskey

This document provides a key to solving nuclear chemistry problems. It gives the answers to sample problems involving nuclear reactions and radioactive decay. Example problems include writing nuclear equations, identifying original isotopes from decay processes, and calculating amounts of radioactive material remaining after specific numbers of half-lives. The key provides step-by-step workings to find quantities of isotopes that decay over time based on their given half-lives.

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NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS KEY

1. Complete the following nuclear reactions:


A. 221
87 Fr  217
85 At + 4
2 He B. 213
83 Bi  213
84 Po + 0
1 e

C. 37
18 Ar + 0
1 e  37
17 Cl D. 131
53 I  4 01 n + 127
53 I

2. Write equations for the following nuclear reactions:


A) Radon-222 decays by alpha emission.
222
86 Rn  218
84 Po + 4
2 He
B) The carbon-14 isotope undergoes beta decay.
14
6 C  14
7 N + 0
1 e
3. A radioisotope decays to give an alpha particle and Rn-222. What was the original
isotope?
a) Po-218 b) Th-224 c) Pb-220 d) Ra-226 e) none of these

4. Plutonium-239 has a half life of 2.41x104 yr. If you have a 10.00 mg sample how much
will remain after 4 half-lives have passed?
4
10.00 mg   = 0.625 mg
1
2

5. If you ingest a sample containing Iodine-131, how much time is required for a 75.0 mg
sample to decay to 12.5 mg? The half-life for I-131 is 8.05 days.
0.693
k t1/2 = 0.693 k= = 0.0861 d-1 A0 = 75.0 mg At = 12.5 mg
8.05 d
 At  12.5
ln   = - kt
  ln = -(0.0861 d-1) t  ln 0.167 = -(0.0861 d-1) t
 A0  75.0
1.79
-1.79 = -(0.0861 d-1) t  t= = 20.8 days
 .0861d 1

6. The half-life of 98Au is 2.7 days. If you begin with 5.6 mg of this gold isotope, what mass
remains after 9.5 days?
0.693
k t1/2 = 0.693 k= = 0.26 d-1
2.7 day
 At  Au t
ln   = - kt
  ln = - (0.26 d-1)(9.5 day)
 A0  5.6 mg
Au t
ln = -2.47
5.6 mg
At
Take anti ln both sides: = e-2.47 = 0.0846
5.6 mg

At = = 0.08465.6 mg = 0.47 mg

Nuclear Chemistry Problems Key

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