After a brief neutron irradiation of silver, two isotopes

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After a brief neutron irradiation of silver, two isotopes are present: 108Ag (T1/2 ! 2.42 min) with an initial decay rate of 3.1 " 105 /s, and 110Ag (T1/2 ! 24.6 s) with an initial decay rate of 4.1 " 106 /s. Make a semilog plot similar to Fig. 42-9 showing the total combined decay rate of the two isotopes as a function of time from t ! 0 until t ! 10 min. We used Fig. 42-9 to illustrate the extraction of the half-life for simple (one isotope) decays. Given only your plot of total decay rate for the two-isotope system here, suggest a way to analyze it in order to find the half-lives of both isotopes.

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