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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

125grams of a radioactive isotope, how much will be left after
5half-lives?

Use the calculator provided and round your answer to the nearest gram.

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N = (125)(1/2^5) = (125)(1/32) = 125/32 = 3.90625g 
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