SOLUTION: The decay rate of krypton -85 is 6.3% per year. What is the half-life?
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: The decay rate of krypton -85 is 6.3% per year. What is the half-life?
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The decay rate of krypton -85 is 6.3% per year. What is the half-life?
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A(t) = Ao*(0.937)^t
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Half-life:
1/2Ao =Ao*(0.937)^t
t = ln(1/2)/ln0.937
t = 10.652 years (half-life)
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Cheers,
stan H.
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