SOLUTION: What is the half-life of a 5g radioactive substance that decomposes at a rate of 3.5x10-2/sec?
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Question 607266: What is the half-life of a 5g radioactive substance that decomposes at a rate of 3.5x10-2/sec?
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What is the half-life of a 5g radioactive substance that decomposes at a rate of /sec?
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Find how long it takes for half of 5 g to remain at a decay rate of grams/sec
= 71.43 seconds
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