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QJEEM24Ch40a5: JEE Main 2024 Chemistry - Class 12 JEEM24Ch40a5 Solution: The half-life of radioisotope bromine - 82 is 36 hours. The…

The half-life of radioisotope bromine - 82 is 36 hours. The fraction which remains after one day is ________ ×10−2\times 10^{-2} .

(Given antilog 0.2006=1.5870.2006=1.587 )

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Half life of bromine −82=36-82=36 hours

amp;t1/2=0.693 Kamp; K=0.69336=0.01925 hr−1amp;1st  order rxn kinetic equation amp;t=2.303 Klog⁡aa−xamp;log⁡aa−x=t×K2.303(t=1 day =24 hr)amp;log⁡aa−x=24hr×0.01925hr−12.303amp;log⁡aa−x=0.2006amp;aa−x=antilog⁡(0.2006)amp;aa−x=1.587amp; If =1amp;11−x=1.587⇒1−x=0.6301= Fraction remain amp;after one day \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}

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