Chem 220 CC#10 5 points Name _________________________
Lab _____
- What would the most probable type of decay be for the
oxygen 19 isotope? Explain your answer.
- What would the most probable type of decay be for the
carbon 10 isotope? Explain your answer.
- What percentage of a carbon 14 sample remains after
1000 years?
- Draw the biding energy per nucleon versus mass number
curve. Label where fission and fusion would occur. Explain why heavy nuclei
are most likely to undergo fission and light nuclei are most likely to
undergo fusion.