IIII. Radioactive Decay LPHS Chemistry.pptVIP

C. Johannesson Nuclear Chemistry II. Radioactive Decay C. Half-Life C. Johannesson C. Half-life Half-life (t?) Time required for half the atoms of a radioactive nuclide to decay. Shorter half-life = less stable. C. Half-life Iodine-131 is used to treat thyroid cancer. The half-life of I-131 is 8 days. 24 days ago, a doctor obtained a 48 g sample of I-131. How many grams of I-131 remain? 24 days / 8 days = 3 half-lives 1st decay: 48g ÷ 2 = 24g 2nd decay: 24g ÷ 2 = 12g 3rd decay: 12g ÷ 2 = 6g C. Half-life time elapsed / t? = # half-lives elapsed (Let’s call # half-lives elapsed “n”) Ori