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6 stepsI apologize for the language mix-up. Here is Question 6 re-done in English:
Part 6
a) The half-life () of a radioactive isotope is the time required for half of the radioactive nuclei in a sample to decay. It is also the time required for the activity of a radioactive sample to be reduced by half.
Part b(i)
To determine the half-life of the isotope
Use the radioactive decay formula , where is the number of half-lives.
Initial activity $A_0 = 1.2 \times 10^5 \text{ Bq}$. Activity after $t = 12 \text{ days}$ is $A = 1.5 \times 10^4 \text{ Bq}$. $$ \frac{A}{A_0} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n $$ $$ \frac{1.5 \times 10^4 \text{ Bq}}{1.2 \times 10^5 \text{ Bq}} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n $$ $$ 0.125 = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n $$Solve for .
We know that $0.125 = \frac{1}{8} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^3$. Therefore, $n = 3$.Calculate the half-life using .
$$ 3 = \frac{12 \text{ days}}{T_{1/2}} $$ $$ T_{1/2} = \frac{12 \text{ days}}{3} $$ $$ T_{1/2} = 4 \text{ days} $$ The half-life of the isotope is $\boxed{4 \text{ days}}$.
Part b(ii)
To calculate the activity of the sample after an additional 20 days
Calculate the total time elapsed.
Total time $t_{\text{total}} = 12 \text{ days} + 20 \text{ days} = 32 \text{ days}$.Calculate the total number of half-lives for this time.
$$ n' = \frac{t_{\text{total}}}{T_{1/2}} = \frac{32 \text{ days}}{4 \text{ days}} $$ $$ n' = 8 $$Calculate the final activity .
$$ A' = A_0 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{n'} $$ $$ A' = (1.2 \times 10^5 \text{ Bq}) \times \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^8 $$ $$ A' = (1.2 \times 10^5 \text{ Bq}) \times \frac{1}{256} $$ $$ A' \approx 468.75 \text{ Bq} $$ $$ A' \approx 4.7 \times 10^2 \text{ Bq} $$ The activity of the sample after an additional 20 days will be approximately $\boxed{4.7 \times 10^2 \text{ Bq}}$.
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