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Bigail

The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time it takes for a quantity of the isotope to be reduced to half its initial mass. Starting with 195 grams of a
radioactive isotope, how much will be left after 5 half-lives?
Use the calculator provided and round your answer to the nearest gram.
grams

Bigail The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time it takes for a quantity-example-1
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Answer:

divide 195 by 2 , 5 times. Or 195 × 0.5^5

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