SOLUTION: A radioactive isotope has a decay rate of 2% per year. Calculate the half-life for this isotope, using the exact half-life formula.
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Question 1033843: A radioactive isotope has a decay rate of 2% per year. Calculate the half-life for this isotope, using the exact half-life formula. Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
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N(t)=Noe^(-Lt)
(1/2)=e^(-.02t)
ln both sides
-ln2=-.02t
ln 2=.02t
ln2/.02=34.66 years
