SOLUTION: The mass of a radioactive substance follows a continuous exponential decay model, with a decay rate parameter of
2.3% per day. Find the half-life of this substance (that is, the
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Question 1059891: The mass of a radioactive substance follows a continuous exponential decay model, with a decay rate parameter of
2.3% per day. Find the half-life of this substance (that is, the time it takes for one-half the original amount in a given sample of this substance to decay).
Note: This is a continuous exponential decay model.
Do not round any intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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The mass of a radioactive substance follows a continuous exponential decay model, with a decay rate parameter of 2.3% per day.
Find the half-life of this substance (that is, the time it takes for one-half the original amount in a given sample of this substance to decay).
Note: This is a continuous exponential decay model.
:
let t = no. of days for this to happen
Assume the initial amt is 1 and the result is .5
1*(1-.023)^t = .5
.977^t = .5
t =
t = 29.79 ~ 30 days is the half life of the substance
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