Engineering
Chemistry
Consecutive or Sequential Reaction
Question

In a radioactive decay sequence
A→λ1B→λ2C→λ3D
What is the ratio of numbers of atoms of A to the number of atoms of B after long time interval starting with pure A. The mean lives of A and B are 20 hours and 30 minutes respectively.

20

2/3

40

10

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Solution

[A][B]=λ2λ1=τ1τ2=200.5=40