a radioactive tracer has a half-life of 2 hours. how much of a 2500g sample will be avalible after 18 hours

i believe the answer is 2.44140625 grams remaining

4.88g

Explanation:

We must first calculate how many half-life there are in 18 hours, knowing that each half life takes 2 hours.

18/2 = 9 Half life

Now, knowing this we can calculate the number of grams by applying 9 times the half life.

2500/2= 4.88 grams

Which means that after 18 hours there are 4.88 grams.

15.3 cos 65 degrees trig

scattering of light by tiny particles in air to produce the colors we see on sky, is dependent on the following factors:

(i) wavelength of light

(ii) size of the scattering particle  

(iii) distance traveled by light through the atmosphere.

according to rayleigh's law of scattering, the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of its wavelength. shorter the wavelength, greater is its scattering. hence violet/blue light is scattered more than red.

sun's light is a composite light ( visible light) with wavelengths in the range 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red). as sunlight passes through our atmosphere, the molecules of air scatter light according to their wavelengths. during sunrise and sunset, the sun's position is below the horizon. hence light from the sun travels a greater distance in the atmosphere when compared to its position a noon.

as sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away and at the end of its journey in the sky, only red and orange wavelengths remain in the beam.

hence at sunrise and sunset, the sky appears reddish orange.