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  • May 6, 2008, 04:56 PM
    fallensv420
    Half-life of atoms.
    If I have an atom with a half life of say 30 seconds and I start with 5 x10^22 atoms of a type of atom how do I figure out how many atoms remain of like 4 minutes?
  • May 6, 2008, 05:04 PM
    Capuchin
    Well, every 30 seconds, you have half of them left, so in 8x30 seconds, you have of them left

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