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226Ra has a half-life of 1599 years. How much is left after 1000 years if the initial amount was 10 g?

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\bf \textit{Amount for Exponential Decay using Half-Life}\\\\ A=P\left( (1)/(2) \right)^{(t)/(h)}\qquad \begin{cases} A=\textit{accumulated amount}\\ P=\textit{initial amount}\to &10\\ t=\textit{elapsed time}\to &1000\\ h=\textit{half-life}\to &1599 \end{cases} \\\\\\ A=10\left( (1)/(2) \right)^{(1000)/(1599)}
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