14. If one half-life is the amount of time it takes for a radioactive isotope to decay by a factor of 2, approximately which percent d

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14. If one half-life is the amount of time it takes for a radioactive isotope to decay by a factor of 2,
approximately which percent describes how much of the initial quantity of a substance would
remain after 2.3 half-lives?

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Tài Đức 4 years 2021-09-03T05:43:32+00:00 2 Answers 17 views 0

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  1. binhan
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    2021-09-03T05:44:54+00:00
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    Since the equation for amount remaining is (1/2)^n, where n stand for the number of half lives, after 2.3 half lives the equation is (1/2)^2.3. This makes the answer about   1/4.92, which converts to about 20% of the original amount.

  2. Farah
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    2021-09-03T05:45:23+00:00
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    Answer:

    Since the equation for amount remaining is (1/2)^n, where n stand for the number of half lives, after 2.3 half lives the equation is (1/2)^2.3. This makes the answer about   1/4.92, which converts to about 20% of the original amount.

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