SOLUTION: The mass, m (g), of a radioactive sample of sodium decreases from an initial mass of 660 g by 5% each hour. Which range includes the mass of the amount of sodium left after 24 hour
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Question 1026434: The mass, m (g), of a radioactive sample of sodium decreases from an initial mass of 660 g by 5% each hour. Which range includes the mass of the amount of sodium left after 24 hours?
530-550 grams
510-530 grams
180-200 grams
50-70 grams
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
180-200 grams.
You have to use the formula , and then substitute t = 24 into it.
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