SOLUTION: Suppose atoms of a given kind have an exponential distributed lifetime with mean 30 years. What is the expected number of atoms still present after 30 years if we start with 10(23

Question 856483: Suppose atoms of a given kind have an exponential distributed lifetime with
mean 30 years. What is the expected number of atoms still present after 30 years if we start with 10(23) (ten in order twenty-third) atoms?

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