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how much of a 50 gram sample of gold is left over after 10.8 days if its half-time is 2.70 days?

 Sep 6, 2016
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how much of a 50 gram sample of gold is left over after 10.8 days if its half-time is 2.70 days?

 

A = 50 2^-(10.8/2.7)

A=50 . 0.0625

A=3.125 grams left after 10.8 days.

P.S. It is called "half-life" NOT "half-time".
 

 Sep 6, 2016

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