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LuckyWell [14K]
1 year ago
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The half-life of lead is 18 years. How long will it take for the sample of this substance to decay to 15%?a. Find your k

Mathematics
1 answer:
ipn [44]1 year ago
7 0

Solution

We are given

Half Life = 18 years

To solve for k

\begin{gathered} 0.5=e^{-18k} \\ ln(0.5)=-18k \\ k=-\frac{ln(0.5)}{18} \\ k=0.0385081767 \end{gathered}

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