SOLUTION: Suppose that 5 grams of a radioactive substance decreases to 4 grams in 30 seconds. What is its half-life to the nearest tenth of a second?
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Question 324617: Suppose that 5 grams of a radioactive substance decreases to 4 grams in 30 seconds. What is its half-life to the nearest tenth of a second?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The half life is 93.2 seconds.
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