The half-life of Palladium-100 is 4 days. After 20 days a sample of Palladium-100 has been reduced to a mass of 2 mg. What was the initial mass (in mg) of the sample? What is the mass 6 weeks after the start?

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The half-life of Palladium-100 is 4 days. After 20 days a sample of Palladium-100 has been reduced to a mass of 2 mg.

What was the initial mass (in mg) of the sample?   

What is the mass 6 weeks after the start? 

 

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