
Mark M. answered 03/12/21
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
3 = a0(0.5)24/4
3 = a0(0.5)6
3 = 0.015625a0
192 = a0
Davie T.
asked 03/12/21The half-life of Palladium-100 is 4 days. After 24 days a sample of Palladium-100 has been reduced to a mass of 3 mg.
a. What was the initial mass (in mg) of the sample? __?
b. What is the mass 8 weeks after the start? ___?
Mark M. answered 03/12/21
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
3 = a0(0.5)24/4
3 = a0(0.5)6
3 = 0.015625a0
192 = a0
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