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  • 08-06-2016
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The radioisotope radon-222 has half-life of 3.8 days. how much of a 73.9-g sample of radon-222 would be left after approximately 23 days?

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Hagrid
Hagrid Hagrid
  • 15-06-2016
This can be solved by the equation: 

A = Aoe^(-ln2/t)T
where Ao is the initial amount of the substance ( 73.9-g sample of radon-222 ), t is the half-life time (3.8 days) and T is the time elapsed. Plugging in the values in the equation, the substance left is 1.11g. 
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