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If 16 grams were breaking, how much is left at 11400 years

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If the half-life is 2,000 years, after 11,400 years, the remaining mass would be approximately 0.703 grams.

To calculate the remaining mass of a radioactive substance after a certain period of time, we use the formula for exponential decay:

N = N0 * (1/2)^(t/T)

where:

N is the remaining quantity,

N0 is the initial quantity,

t is the elapsed time,

T is the half-life of the substance.

Given that N0 is 16 grams, we need to know the half-life (T) of the substance. Once we have that information, we can substitute the values into the formula.

For example, if the half-life (T) is 2,000 years, and the elapsed time (t) is 11,400 years, the calculation would be:

N = 16 * (1/2)^(11,400/2,000)

N ≈ 16 * (1/2)^5.7

N ≈ 16 * 0.043945

N ≈ 0.703

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