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  • 27-08-2017
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Radium-226 has a half-life of 1620 years. for a 150 gram sample, how many grams will remain after 200 years?

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apologiabiology
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  • 27-08-2017
ah, yes

if you start with P amount of something and the half life is h units (in years) and the time elapsed is t (in years) then the amount left is A

the equation is
[tex]A=P(\frac{1}{2})^\frac{t}{h}[/tex]


so
given
h=1620
P=150
t=200
so
[tex]A=150(\frac{1}{2})^\frac{200}{1620}[/tex]
[tex]A=150(\frac{1}{2})^\frac{10}{81}[/tex]
use your calculator
A≈137.69781917515g
about 138grams left
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