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lord [1]
3 years ago
11

Plutonium–238 has a yearly decay constant of 7.9 × 10-3. If an original sample has a mass of 15 grams, how long will it take to

decay to 12 grams?
(At = A0e-kt)
Mathematics
1 answer:
eduard3 years ago
8 0
The answer is 28 years

At = A0 * e^(-k * t)
At = 12 g
A0 = 15 g
k = 7.9 × 10^-3 = 0.0079 
t = ?

12 = 15 * e^(-0.0079 * t)
12/15 = e^(-0.0079 * t)
0.8 = e^(-0.0079 * t)

Logarithm both sides (because ln(e) = 1:
ln(0.8) = ln(e^(-0.0079 * t))
ln(0.8) = (-0.0079 * t) * ln(e)
-0.223 = -0.0079 * t
t = -0.223 / -0.0079
t = 28.23
t ≈ 28 years
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