document.write( "Question 177441: My daughter missed this class friday and has a final monday morning..can you please show how to get answer and correct answer? Superman has a violent reaction to red kryptonite which decays into green krytonite with a half life of 5 hours. Red Kryptonite is no longer dangerous to Superman when 90 percent of the red kryptonite has decayed.
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document.write( "a. What percent of the kryptonite is left after one day?
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document.write( "b. how long before the red kryptonite has decayed 90 percent and is safe for superman?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #132585 by Fombitz(32388) You can put this solution on YOUR website! a.)If you start with 100% and the half life is 5 hours \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "where \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then for t=24 hours, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "3.59% remains at 24 hours. \n" ); document.write( "b.)Start with 100%. Find t when 90% will be gone, 10% will remain. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "After 16.6 hours, there will be 10% left. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |