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After 42 years, what mass remains of a 100.0 g sample of a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 8.00 years? Radioactivity is a first order process.

After 42 years, what mass remains of a 100.0 g sample of a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 8.00 years? Radioactivity is a first order process.

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After 42 years, what mass remains of a 100.0 g sample of a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 8.00 years? Radioactivity is a first order process. O 2.6 g O 9.2 g O 7.9 g O 4.4 g
Transcribed Image Text:After 42 years, what mass remains of a 100.0 g sample of a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 8.00 years? Radioactivity is a first order process. O 2.6 g O 9.2 g O 7.9 g O 4.4 g
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