Question

An element with mass 590 grams decays by 19.5% per minute. How much of the

Answer 1

22.8 gms

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:

Given,

Mass of the element = 590 gms

Percentage decay per minute = 19.5%

Step 2 :

Fraction of the element remaining at the end of 1 minute = 1 - 0.195 = 0.805

Hence the fraction of element remaining after 15 minutes  = $0.805^{15}$ = 0.03863

So the mass of the element remaining after 15 minutes = 0.03863 * 590 = 22.8 rounded off to the nearest 10th of a gram

mass of the element remaining after 15 minutes = 22.8 gms