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If 3 grams of a radioactive substance remains after 24 days, how many grams of the substance was there originally? Assume the substance has a half-life of 6 days.

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In this question (t½) of isotope is 30 days, which means that after 30 days half of the sample would have decayed and half would be left as it is. After 30 days ( first half life) 120 /2 = 60 g decays and 60 g remains left.

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