Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1303: 29c

Answer

$ \dfrac{N}{N_{o}}=0.0749 $

Work Step by Step

The equation of the decay is $$ N=N_{o} e^{-\lambda t} $$ For 10 days, the number of hours is $240 \mathrm{h}.$ Hence, the term $\lambda t$ could be calculated by $$\lambda t =\left(0.0108 \mathrm{h}^{-1}\right)(240 \mathrm{h})=2.592$$ Now, we can get the fraction os the sample that will remain by $$ \dfrac{N}{N_{o}}=e^{-2.592}=\boxed{0.0749} $$
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