Solution: Radioactive Decay The half-life of a certain

Chapter 3, Problem 249

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Radioactive Decay         The half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 2.5 sec. The initial amount of substance is \(S_{0}\) grams.

(a) Express the amount of substance S remaining as a function of time t.

(b) How much of the substance is left after 2.5 sec? after 7.5 sec?

(c) Determine \(S_{0}\) if there was 1 g left after 1 min.

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