23. A substance has a half-life of 2.045 minutes. If the initial amount of the substance was 132.8 grams, how many half-lives will have passed before the substance decays to 8.3 grams? What is the total time of decay?

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23. A substance has a half-life of 2.045 minutes. If the
initial amount of the substance was 132.8 grams,
how many half-lives will have passed before the
substance decays to 8.3 grams? What is the total
time of decay?

25. Recall the formula for calculating the magnitude of
an earthquake, M = 2/3log(S/S sub0). Show each step for
solving this equation algebraically for the seismic
moment S.

 

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