radioactive decay half life. what’s in an atom? electrons: orbit around the nucleus. negative...
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Radioactive Decay
Half Life
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What’s In An Atom?Electrons: Orbit around the nucleus. Negative charge.
Nucleus: Has protons of positive charge and neutrons of no charge.
A neutron is a proton and an electron stuck together. Net charge is 0.
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Neutrons
• The force holding the proton and electron together in a neutron is relatively weak.
• Sometimes a neutron will break apart, and the proton will be shot out of the nucleus by the repelling force of the other protons.
• Neutron Proton + Electron
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Neutrons• Since these protons are so close to the
nucleus when they are “set free”, they leave the atom with incredible velocity.
• This is one kind of radiation. • When atoms shoot out these protons, they
loose some of their mass (since the protons leaving have mass).
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Half Life
• Def: The amount of time it takes a sample of radioactive material to lose half its mass due to radiation.
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Half Life
• Image a 10 kg sample of radioactive “stuff” with a half life of 5 seconds.
Time Elapsed Amount of Material
Half Life
0 s 10 kg 0
5 s 5 kg 1
10 s 2.5 kg 2
15 s 1.25 kg 3
20 s 0. 625 kg 4
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Example
• A 1.0 kg sample of U-238 (Naturally occurring Uranium) has a half life of 1.41 X 1017 s, or about 4.4 billion years. How much will remain after 3 half lives? How long will that take?
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Example
• A 1.0 kg sample of U-238 (Naturally occurring Uranium) has a half life of 1.41 X 1017 s, or about 4.4 billion years. How much will remain after 3 half lives? How long will that take?
• Set up a table:
Elapsed Time Amount of sample Half Life
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Example
• A 1.0 kg sample of U-238 (Naturally occurring Uranium) has a half life of 1.41 X 1017 s, or about 4.4 billion years. How much will remain after 3 half lives? How long will that take?
• Insert your givens:
Elapsed Time Amount of sample Half Life
0 s 1kg 0
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Example
• A 1.0 kg sample of U-238 (Naturally occurring Uranium) has a half life of 1.41 X 1017 s, or about 4.4 billion years. How much will remain after 3 half lives? How long will that take?
• Fill in the table for correct # of half lives.
Elapsed Time Amount of sample Half Life
0 s 1 kg 0
1.41 x 1017 0.5 kg 1
2.82 x 1017 0.25 kg 2
5.64 x 1017 0.125 kg 3
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Another Example
• Plutonium has a half life of 7.75 x 1011 s. How much will remain of a .10 kg sample after 1.21 x 1013 s?
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Another Example
• Plutonium has a half life of 7.75 x 1011 s. How much will remain of a .10 kg sample after 1.21 x 1013 s?
• Table and givens:Elapsed Time Amount of Sample Half Life
0 s 0.10 kg 0
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Another Example
• Plutonium has a half life of 7.75 x 1011 s. How much will remain of a .10 kg sample after 1.21 x 1013 s?
• Table and givens:Elapsed Time Amount of Sample Half Life
0 s 0.10 kg 0
7.75 E 11 s 0.05 kg 1
1.51 E 12 0.025 kg 2
3.03 E 12 0.0125 kg 3
6.05 E 12 0.00625 kg 4
1.21 E 13 0.003125 kg 5
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Further Exploration
• Go to the following website to answer these questions:
http://colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl• Science Trek → Isotopes and Radioactivity• Balance the following equations:• 7Be4 => 7Li? + ?e1
• 238U? => 234Th90 + ?He2
What is the half life of Neon-19?• What is the half life of Nitrogen-17?