The half life of polonium is 139 days, but your sample will not be useful to you after 93% of the radioactive nuclei present on the day of the sample arrives has disintegrated. For how many days after the Sample arrives will you be able to use the polonium.
The half life of polonium is 139 days, but your sample will not be useful to you after 93% of the radioactive nuclei present on the day of the sample arrives has disintegrated. For how many days after the Sample arrives will you be able to use the polonium.
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Chapter23: Basic Calculations Of Percentages, Percents, And Rates
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Problem 15A
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The half life of polonium is 139 days, but your sample will not be useful to you after 93% of the radioactive nuclei present on the day of the sample arrives has disintegrated. For how many days after the Sample arrives will you be able to use the polonium.
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