SOLUTION: The half-life of Radium 266 is 1590 years how many years does it take for 100mg of Radium 266 to decay to a mass of 70mg?

Question 1199238: The half-life of Radium 266 is 1590 years how many years does it take for 100mg of Radium 266 to decay to a mass of 70mg?
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The half-life of Radium 266 is 1590 years
how many years does it take for 100mg of Radium 266 to decay to a mass of 70mg?
:
The radioactive decay formula:
A = Ao*2^(-t/h), where:
A = resulting amt after t years
Ao = initial amt
t = time of decay
h = half-life of substance
:
In this problem we can write it
100*2^(-t/1590) = 70
2^(-t/1590) =
2^(-t/1590) = .7
using nat logs
ln(2^(-7/1590)) = ln(.7)
log equiv of exponents

=
calc
= -.51457
t = -1590 * -.51457
t = 818 years
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