Answer to Question #70516 in General Chemistry for Meredith
A radioisotope has a half life of only 13.356 minutes, after 6.65 hours only 6.115 mg remains. What is the original mass in kg?
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2017-10-11T10:45:07-0400
m = m0*2^(-t/T)
m0 = m/(2^(-t/T)
m0 = 6.155mg/(2^(-23,940sec/801sec)
m0 = 6.155mg/(2^(-29.89)
m0 = 6.155mg/0.000000001
m0 = 6 155 000 000 mg = 6 155kg.
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