From b1f5c3f8d6671b4331cef1dcebdf63b7a43a3a2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: priyanka Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:03:17 +0530 Subject: initial commit / add all books --- 2243/CH8/EX8.11/Ex8_11.sce | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 2243/CH8/EX8.11/Res8_11.txt | 1 + 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100755 2243/CH8/EX8.11/Ex8_11.sce create mode 100755 2243/CH8/EX8.11/Res8_11.txt (limited to '2243/CH8/EX8.11') diff --git a/2243/CH8/EX8.11/Ex8_11.sce b/2243/CH8/EX8.11/Ex8_11.sce new file mode 100755 index 000000000..de1dd6847 --- /dev/null +++ b/2243/CH8/EX8.11/Ex8_11.sce @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +clc(); +clear; +//Given : +T_half = 5730; // carbon 14 half life in years +Na = 6.023*10^23; // Avogadro constant in nuclei/mole +M = 25;// charcoal mass in gm +mm = 12;// molar mass of carbon 12 in gm/mole +a = 250 ; // disinitegrations per minute (Carbon 14 activity) +// 1 year = 525949 minutes +lambda = 0.693/(T_half*525949);// disinitegrations per minute per nucleus +N0_1 = (Na/mm)*M ; // Number of nuclei (Carbon 12) +// Carbon 14 to Carbon 12 ratio = 1.3*10^-12 +N0_2 = 1.3*10^-12*N0_1 ; // Number of nuclei (Carbon 14) +R0 = N0_2*lambda ; // disinitegrations per minute per nucleus +a0 = R0 ; // initial activity +t = log(a0/a)/lambda ; +// 1 year = 525949 minutes +printf("The tree died %d years ago",t/525949 ); +// Result obtained differs from the textbook, because R0 value obtained here is 375.1025, where as in textbook it is 374. diff --git a/2243/CH8/EX8.11/Res8_11.txt b/2243/CH8/EX8.11/Res8_11.txt new file mode 100755 index 000000000..5261abcc3 --- /dev/null +++ b/2243/CH8/EX8.11/Res8_11.txt @@ -0,0 +1 @@ + The tree died 3337 years ago \ No newline at end of file -- cgit