SOLUTION: the half-life of Rubidium-87 is about 48.8 billion years
A. deterimine the value of k and the equation of decay for rubidium-87
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Question 870153: the half-life of Rubidium-87 is about 48.8 billion years
A. deterimine the value of k and the equation of decay for rubidium-87
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Starting from , I for initial amount, A for amount after time t,
I can be picked arbitrarily as 1, and then A=1/2.
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Solve for k.
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