The rate at which radioactive nuclei decay is proportional to the number of nuclei that are present in a given sample. Half of the original number of radioactive nuclei has decayed over a period of 1500 years. a) What percentage of original radioactive nuclei will continue after 4500 years? b) In how many years will only 10% of the original number of radioactive nuclei remain?

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The rate at which radioactive nuclei decay is proportional to the number of nuclei that are present in a given sample. Half of the original number of radioactive nuclei has decayed over a period of 1500 years.
a) What percentage of original radioactive nuclei will continue after 4500 years?
b) In how many years will only 10% of the original number of radioactive nuclei remain?

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