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I am Lyosha [343]
3 years ago
8

The half-life of lead is 22 years. How long will it take for a sample of this substance t decay to 80% of its original amount?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Svetlanka [38]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: 7 years

Step-by-step explanation:

t_{\frac{1}{2} } = In2 / ∧

since the half life is given , we have :

22 = In 2/ ∧

∧ = In2/22

∧ = 0.032

Recall the formula for half life:

\frac{N(t)}{N(0)} = e^{-∧t}

Therefore:

0.80 = e^{-0.032t}

Take the In of both sides

In 0.80 = - 0.032t

t = In 0.80 / - 0.032

t = 7 years

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