Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1306: 69b

Answer

$\Delta N = 2.5 \times 10^{11}$

Work Step by Step

The number of decay during the 12 hour is $\Delta N = N_o (1 - e^{-tln2/T_{1/2}})$ Where $t = 12 h$ $T_{1/2} = 24100 y \times 8760 h/y = 2.11 \times 10^8 h$ *Note that we use hour as time unit in the equation So $\Delta N = (6.3 \times 10^{18}) (1 - e^{-(12 h)ln2/2.11 \times 10^8h})$ $\Delta N = 2.5 \times 10^{11}$
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