SOLUTION: A particular radioactive isotope decays from 220 milligrams (mg) to 184.8 mg in 17 days. Find the half life of the isotope.
Your answer is ___ days.
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Question 729751: A particular radioactive isotope decays from 220 milligrams (mg) to 184.8 mg in 17 days. Find the half life of the isotope.
Your answer is ___ days.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
General form, , I means initial amount, A(t) is amount at time t.
The specific model equation is . Half Life is found through , and you want to find t.
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