SOLUTION: Strontium-90 has a half-life of 29 years. How long will it take for an initial sample of 10mg to decay to 1mg?
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Question 873396: Strontium-90 has a half-life of 29 years. How long will it take for an initial sample of 10mg to decay to 1mg?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Q(t) =
Find k
ln(.5)/-29 = k = .0239
Then
= t
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