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The half-life of a radioactive material is about 34.6 years. How much of a 1-gram sample of the material is left after 30 years?
12 years ago

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Reiny
amount = 1 (1/2)^(30/34.6)
= .5^.8670...
= .548266 gram
12 years ago

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