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3 years ago

The half life of a chemical element substance is 16 days, How long will it takes for the substance to decay from 120mg to 2 mg

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Studentka2010 [4]3 years ago

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Answer:

94.5 days

Step-by-step explanation:

We are asked to calculate the time.

The formula to calculate the time for half life =

t = t½ × In (Nt/No)/-In2

t½ = half life = 16 days

No = Initial substance = 120mg

Nt = Amount of substances after time t = 2 mg

t = 16 × In (2/120)/-In2

t = 94.510249529736 days

Approximately = 94.5 days

Therefore, the time it would take for the substance to decay from 120mg to 2 mg is 94.5 days.

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