
Monica K.
asked 03/04/21How do I solve this
How long will it take before twenty percent of our 1,000-gram sample of uranium-235 has decayed? [See Section 6.6 Example 13]
The decay equation is , where t is the time for the decay, and K is the characteristic of the material. Suppose T is the time it takes for half of the unstable material in a sample of a radioactive substance to decay, called its half-life. Prove that
. What is K for the uranium-235? Show the steps of your reasoning.
1 Expert Answer

Mark M. answered 03/04/21
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
0.5 = ekt
ln 0.5 = kt
ln o.5 / t = k
Mensu M.
how did you find the value of 0.5? thank you in advance05/11/22
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Mark M.
Some information from Example 13 is missing.03/04/21