SOLUTION: Suppose we place 3000 grams of cesium-137 in a nuclear waste sight. How much cesium-137 will be present after 30 years.

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Question 1050135: Suppose we place 3000 grams of cesium-137 in a nuclear waste sight. How much cesium-137 will be present after 30 years.
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Suppose we place 3000 grams of cesium-137 in a nuclear waste . How much cesium-137 will be present after 30 years.
N(t)=N0(e)^-t
N(30)=300*(e)^-30

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