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  • 25-11-2017
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If the half life of uranium 232 is 68.9 how much of a 150 gram sample is present after 250 years

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Catya
Catya Catya
  • 26-11-2017
half life means is the amount of time only half the uranium is left. So after 68.9 years only 150/2 = 75 g is left. Another 68.9 years go by and then 75/2 = 37.5 g remains. See the pattern here?
then you can divide 250 by 68.9 to see how many times it's halved or just write the equation:
A = 150(0.5)^(t/68.9)
t is 250 years, A is amount left
A = 150(0.5)^(3.63)
A = 12.13 g
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