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Hint: The half life of an element is the amount of time it takes for half of that element sample to decay into a different

element
Based on the graph of radioactive decay for Co-60, how many years does it take for a 10 gram sample of Co-60 to decay into a 125
gram sample?
-0.)
A)
3 years
B)
5.27 years
15.8 years
D)
3 half lives
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Hint: The half life of an element is the amount of time it takes for half of that-example-1

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Answer:

Concept: Half-life

  1. Just a general tip, learn to format your question and fix any grammatical issues.
  2. Post the question as a picture instead next time, because the copy and pasting clearly failed for you.
  3. I'm assuming you mean 1.25 grams.
  4. So it would take 3 years
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