The half-life of radioisotope bromine - 82 is 36 hours. The fraction which remains after one day is ________ $\times 10^{-2}$.
(Given antilog $0.2006=1.587$)
Answer (integer)
63
Solution
<p>Half life of bromine $-82=36$ hours</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{t}_{1 / 2}=\frac{0.693}{\mathrm{~K}} \\
& \mathrm{~K}=\frac{0.693}{36}=0.01925 \mathrm{~hr}^{-1} \\
& 1^{\text {st }} \text { order rxn kinetic equation } \\
& \mathrm{t}=\frac{2.303}{\mathrm{~K}} \log \frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{x}} \\
& \log \frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{x}}=\frac{\mathrm{t} \times \mathrm{K}}{2.303}(\mathrm{t}=1 \text { day }=24 \mathrm{~hr}) \\
& \log \frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{x}}=\frac{24 \mathrm{hr} \times 0.01925 \mathrm{hr}^{-1}}{2.303} \\
& \log \frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{x}}=0.2006 \\
& \frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{x}}=\mathrm{anti} \log (0.2006) \\
& \frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{x}}=1.587 \\
& \text { If }=1 \\
& \frac{1}{1-\mathrm{x}}=1.587 \Rightarrow 1-\mathrm{x}=0.6301=\text { Fraction remain } \\
& \mathrm{after} \text { one day }
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Kinetics · Topic: Rate of Reaction
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