Initially, there is 50 mg of a certain radioactive material present and after two hours, it is observed that the material has lost 10% of its original mass. Find: a) the mass of the material after 4 hours b) the time at which the mass has decayed to one-half of its initial mass (half-life of the material)

Initially, there is 50 mg of a certain radioactive material present and after two hours, it is observed that the material has lost 10% of its original mass. Find: a) the mass of the material after 4 hours b) the time at which the mass has decayed to one-half of its initial mass (half-life of the material)

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Chapter5: Some Basic Nuclear Physics

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