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amberwasp281Lv1
28 Apr 2021
One of the challenges of nuclear technology is safe long-term storage of by-products and waste. 235U in spent nuclear fuel is an alpha emitter with a half-life of 7.03x108 years.
Find the value of the kinetic rate constant, k, associated with this half-life. (in yr-1)
Then use that value of k to determine how many years must pass before the 235U decays to only 10% of its original amount? (in yr)
One of the challenges of nuclear technology is safe long-term storage of by-products and waste. 235U in spent nuclear fuel is an alpha emitter with a half-life of 7.03x108 years.
Find the value of the kinetic rate constant, k, associated with this half-life. (in yr-1)
Then use that value of k to determine how many years must pass before the 235U decays to only 10% of its original amount? (in yr)
KikaLv10
28 Apr 2021