Answered

Westonci.ca is the Q&A platform that connects you with experts who provide accurate and detailed answers. Join our platform to connect with experts ready to provide detailed answers to your questions in various areas. Get precise and detailed answers to your questions from a knowledgeable community of experts on our Q&A platform.

Element X decays radioactively with a half life of 9 minutes. If there are 760 grams of Element X, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to decay to 19 grams?

Sagot :

DWRead

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

760·0.5^(t/9) = 19

0.5^(t/9) = 19/760

2^(-t/9) = 0.025

-t/9 = log₂(0.025)

t = -9log₂(0.025) = 47.9 minutes

Answer:

47.9 minutes

Step-by-step explanation: