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Thorium-236 has a half life of 10.0 minutes.If I have 250 grams of Thorium-236 , how many half lives will have taken place after 50.0 minutes?

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Answer:

5 half lives

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

Thorium - 236 contains the half-life of 10.0 minutes

And there is 250 grams

We need to find out the number of half lives that took place after 50.0 minutes

As in the question

1 half life is 10 minutes

So for 50 minutes, it would be

= 50 minutes × 1 half life ÷ 10 minutes

= 5 half lives

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