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34kurt
2 years ago
9

After the release of radioactive material into the atmosphere from a nuclear power plant in a country in 1982​, the hay in that

country was contaminated by a radioactive isotope​ (half-life 8 ​days). If it is safe to feed the hay to cows when 11​% of the radioactive isotope​ remains, how long did the farmers need to wait to use this​ hay?
Mathematics
1 answer:
galina1969 [7]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

25.48 days

Step-by-step explanation:

For a radioactive substance, the Amount of the substance remaining A(t) is modeled by the equation

A(t)=A_0(\dfrac{1}{2})^{\dfrac{t}{t_{1/2}} }

where

A_0 =$Initial Amount$\\t_{1/2}=$Half-Life of the Substance$\\t=$Time elapsed$

In the given problem:

Half Life of the Radioactive Isotope = 8

Initial Amount, A_0=100%=1

A(t)=11% =0.11

Therefore substituting in the model above:

0.11=1(\dfrac{1}{2})^{\dfrac{t}{8} }\\0.11=0.5^{t/8}\\$Change to Logarithm form$\\Log_{0.5}0.11=\frac{t}{8}\\\frac{Log 0.11}{Log 0.5} =\frac{t}{8}\\3.1844=\frac{t}{8}\\t=8X3.1844=25.4752

The farmer need to wait for 25.48 days

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