SOLUTION: At the end of 20 minutes, 1/32 of a sample of polonium remains. Determine the half-life of polonium

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Question 1173519: At the end of 20 minutes, 1/32 of a sample of polonium remains. Determine the half-life of polonium
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 = .


Hence, 5 (five) half-lives are just over.


Thus, 20 minutes are 5 half-time periods.


It means that one single half-time period is  20/5 = 4 minutes.

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