Element X decays radioactively with a half life of 15 minutes. If there are 600 grams of Element X, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to decay to 280 grams? y = a(.5)^t

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Salwa asked Aug 11, 2023

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Element X decays radioactively with a half life of 15 minutes. If there are 600 grams

of Element X, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to
decay to 280 grams?

y = a(.5)^t/h

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Salwa asked Aug 11, 2023

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Answer: t = 16.49304 ≈ 16.5 minutes

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Jered answered Aug 16, 2023

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