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The half-life of a radioactive substance is 30 days. How many days will for 100g of the substance to decay to 10g?

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Answer:

A radioactive substance decays to 10g in 40 days

Explanation:

the mass of a radioactive substance follows a continuous exponential decay model, with a decay rate parameter of 7% per day

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