Question

Scientists found that a certain particle of dust doubles every 30 minutes. If the scientists tests this out with 21 grams of the specific dust, how many grams would they have after 2 days?

Answer 1

Answer: $1.663\times 10^{30}\ gm$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Population of dust particle doubles every 30 minutes

If the initial sample is 21 grams

The model to predict the population will be

$\Rightarrow P=21\cdot 2^{2t}$

Where t=time in hours

A day has 24 hours . So, for 2 days time is 48 hours

Population is given by

$\Rightarrow P=21\cdot 2^{2\times 48}\\\\\Rightarrow P=21\times 2^{96}\\\\\Rightarrow P=1.663\times 10^{30}\ gm$