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2 years ago

What type of radioactive decay will the isotopes 13B and 188Au most likely undergo?

Chemistry

1 answer:

scoundrel [369]2 years ago

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Answer:

b. Beta emission, beta emission

Explanation:

A factor to consider when deciding whether a particular nuclide will undergo this or that type of radioactive decay is to consider its neutron:proton ratio (N/P).

Now let us look at the N/P ratio of each atom;

For B-13, there are 8 neutrons and five protons N/P ratio = 8/5 = 1.6

For Au-188 there are 109 neutrons and 79 protons N/P ratio = 109/79=1.4

For B-13, the N/P ratio lies beyond the belt of stability hence it undergoes beta emission to decrease its N/P ratio.

For Au-188, its N/P ratio also lies above the belt of stability which is 1:1 hence it also undergoes beta emission in order to attain a lower N/P ratio.

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The isotope of an atom containing 31 protons and 39 neutrons suddenly has two neutrons added to it.

xxTIMURxx [149]

Answer:

Gallium-72

Explanation:

The elements are identified by the number of protons of the atom, which is its atomic number.

In this case the number of protons 39 (atomic number 39) permit you to identify the element as gallium.

Now, to identify the isotope you tell the name of the element and add the mass number.

The mass number is the sum of the protons and the neutrons

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Answer:

$K.E.=1.97\times 10^{-21}\ J$

Explanation:

Given that:-

Pressure = $6.9\times 10^5\ Pa$

The expression for the conversion of pressure in Pascal to pressure in atm is shown below:

P (Pa) = $\frac {1}{101325}$ P (atm)

Given the value of pressure = 43,836 Pa

So,

$6.9\times 10^5\ Pa$ = $\frac{6.9\times 10^5}{101325}$ atm

Pressure = 6.80977 atm

Volume = $2.3\times 10^{-3}\ m^3$ = 2.3 L ( 1 m³ = 1000 L)

n = 2 mol

Using ideal gas equation as:

PV=nRT

where,

P is the pressure

V is the volume

n is the number of moles

T is the temperature

R is Gas constant having value = 0.0821 L.atm/K.mol

Applying the equation as:

6.80977 atm × 2.3 L = 2 mol × 0.0821 L.atm/K.mol × T

⇒T = 95.39 K

The expression for the kinetic energy is:-

$K.E.=\frac{3}{2}\times K\times T$

k is Boltzmann's constant = $1.38\times 10^{-23}\ J/K$

T is the temperature

So, $K.E.=\frac{3}{2}\times 1.38\times 10^{-23}\times 95.39\ J$

$K.E.=1.97\times 10^{-21}\ J$

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