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  • Nov 3, 2011, 09:23 AM
    Maple.love
    The half-life of Cesium-137 is 30 years. Suppose we have a 140-mg sample.
    The half-life of Cesium-137 is 30 years. Suppose we have a 140-mg sample.
    i. What is the function that describes how much is left after t years?
    ii. How much of the sample remains (mg) after 8 years?
    iii.After how many years will only 10 mg remain?
  • Nov 3, 2011, 09:45 AM
    ebaines
    I'll give you the answer to part 1, and then from that you can get the other 2. If you start with 'N' grams of material which has a half-life of 'H' years, then after 't' years the remaining is:



    For part 3 you will have to use logarithm operations to solve for 't' given 'x'.

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