Thorium-236 has a half life of 10.0 minutes.If I have 250 grams of Thorium-236 , how many half lives will have taken place after 50.0 minutes?

Respuesta :

Answer:

5 half lives

Explanation:

Given that

Thorium - 236 contains the half-life of 10.0 minutes

And there is 250 grams

We need to find out the number of half lives that took place after 50.0 minutes

As in the question

1 half life is 10 minutes

So for 50 minutes, it would be

= 50 minutes ×  1 half life ÷ 10 minutes

= 5 half lives