A freshly prepared sample of radon gas registers an activity
CHEMISTRY · Subjective · US High School · Chemistry · Atomic Structure & Nuclear · Atomic Structure & Nuclear
Problem
A freshly prepared sample of radon gas registers an activity A0. Five and a half days later, its activity is observed to be 0.30A0.
(a) Determine the decay constant of radon in s−1.
(b) Calculate the half-life of radon in days.
(c) Find the mean life of radon in days.