SOLUTION: A certain radioactive isotope decays at a rate of 1% per year; 3.4 kilograms of this isotope are produced in a particular industrial process. How much remains undecayed after 2

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A certain radioactive isotope decays at a rate of 1% per year; 3.4 kilograms of this isotope are produced in a particular industrial process. How much remains undecayed after 22 years?

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A certain radioactive isotope decays at a rate of 1% per year; 3.4 kilograms of this isotope are produced in a particular industrial process. How much remains undecayed after 22 years?
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A(t) = Ao(0.99)^t
A(22) = 3.4(0.99)^22
A(22) = 2.7256 kg
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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