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Exponential growth and decay:

The half life of strontium-90 is approximately 29 year. How much of a 500g sample of strontium-90 will remain after 58 years?
(Please include the equation used to solve the problem with the answer Thnx!)

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Answer:

125g

Explanation:

Exponential growth and decay: The half life of strontium-90 is approximately 29 year-example-1
Exponential growth and decay: The half life of strontium-90 is approximately 29 year-example-2
User Nafeeza
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Answer:

125 g

Explanation:

500/2=250

250/2=125

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