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A certain element has a half-life of 120 years. After a certain sample of that element was stored for 600 years, only 7 grams was left. How many grams were in the original sample?

 Apr 3, 2020
edited by SpongeBobRules24  Apr 3, 2020
edited by SpongeBobRules24  Apr 3, 2020
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600 is 5 half lifes      7    14   28   56   112   224 gm

 Apr 3, 2020
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Amount of original sample =A

 

7 = A x  1/2^(600/120)

 

7 = A x  1/2^(5)

 

7 = A x  0.03125

 

A = 7 / 0.03125

 

A = 224 grams the original amount of the sample.

 Apr 3, 2020

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