Asked by Will
Suppose you have a cache of radium, which has a half-life of approximately 1590 years. How long would you have to wait for 1/5 of it to disappear?
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Steve
just solve
2^(-t/1590) = 1/5
since 2^-2 = 1/4, you should expect an answer something more than two half-lives.
2^(-t/1590) = 1/5
since 2^-2 = 1/4, you should expect an answer something more than two half-lives.
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