Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 32 - Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1153: 31

Answer

$4.5d$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required half-life as follows: $(\frac{1}{2})^n=\frac{1}{16}$ $\implies n=4$ Now $T_\frac{1}{2}=\frac{T}{n}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $T_{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{18d}{4}=4.5d$
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