q.)
d activity of a radioactivity isotope falls to 12.5% in 90 days. find decay constant.
this ques. is solved in p bahadur....
it has used d eq. -
K= 2.30390log10012.5
but d eq. shud be
K= 2.30390log10087.5 na?
since [Nt] refers to d conc. left after time t...not at time t.....
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Pritish Chakraborty
·2010-07-02 10:05:12
logaa - x hai....and a - x is the amount left over. The question states that 12.5% is left over after 90 days. Hence a - x = 12.5%