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fgiga [73]
3 years ago
5

A radioactive substance has a continuous decay rate of 0.056 per minute. How many grams of a 120 gram sample will remain radioac

tive after 40 minutes? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a gram, and do not include the unit in your answer.
Mathematics
1 answer:
sammy [17]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The mass of the radioactive sample after 40 minutes is 12.8 g.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mass of the sample can be found by using the exponential decay equation:

N_{t} = N_{0}e^{-\lambda t}

Where:

N(t): is the amount of the sample at time t =?

N₀: is the initial quantity of the sample = 120 g

t = 40 min

λ: is the decay constant =  0.056 min⁻¹

Hence, the mass of the sample after 40 min is:

N_{t} = N_{0}e^{-\lambda t} = 120g*e^{-0.056min^{-1}*40 min} = 12.8 g

     

Therefore, the mass of the radioactive sample after 40 minutes is 12.8 g.

I hope it helps you!

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