SOLUTION: Can someone please step me through the following question? A radioactive material decays according to the formula A = A0(2)-t. How much of a 8 gram sample will be left in 6 year
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Question 326211: Can someone please step me through the following question? A radioactive material decays according to the formula A = A0(2)-t. How much of a 8 gram sample will be left in 6 year
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A radioactive material decays according to the formula A = Ao(2)^-t. How much of a 8 gram sample will be left in 6 year.
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A(6) = 8*2^-6
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A(6) = 8/64
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A(6) = 1/8 gram
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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