Under laboratory conditions the half-life of ozone is approximately 25 hours. If Q =Q0ekt is the quantity of ozone, in Dobson units, with Q0 the initial quantity and t in hours 1.1 Find the exact value of the continuous decay rate of ozone. 1.2 What percentage of the initial quantity remains after 5 hours?

Under laboratory conditions the half-life of ozone is approximately 25 hours. If Q =Q0ekt is the quantity of ozone, in Dobson units, with Q0 the initial quantity and t in hours 1.1 Find the exact value of the continuous decay rate of ozone. 1.2 What percentage of the initial quantity remains after 5 hours?

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter4: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

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