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: 35

Answer

$1.97\times 10^4y$

Work Step by Step

We can find the age of the basket as follows: $\lambda=\frac{\ln 2}{T_{\frac{1}{2}}}=\frac{\ln 2}{5730 y}=1.210\times 10^{-4}y^{-1}$ We know that $0.0925N_{\circ}=N_{\circ}e^{-\pi t}$ $\implies 0.0925=e^{-\pi t}$ Taking the natural log of both sides and solving for t, we obtain: $t=\frac{\ln 0.0925}{\pi}$ $t=-\frac{\ln 10^4}{1.210\times 10^{-4}y^{-1}}=1.97\times 10^4y$
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