A certain radioactive material is known to decay at a rate proportional to the amount present. If initially there is 50 milligrams of the material present and after 2 hours it is observed that the material has lost 10% of its original mass.

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Find the mass of the material after four hours.

Find the time at which the material has decayed to one half of it initial mass.

A certain radioactive material is known to decay at a rate proportional to the amount present. If
initially there is 50 milligrams of the material present and after 2 hours it is observed that the
material has lost 10% of its original mass.
Transcribed Image Text:A certain radioactive material is known to decay at a rate proportional to the amount present. If initially there is 50 milligrams of the material present and after 2 hours it is observed that the material has lost 10% of its original mass.
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