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Element X decays radioactively with a half life of 11 minutes. If there are 180 grams of Element X, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to decay to 17 grams?

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Answer:

37.4

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Element X decays radioactively with a half life of 11 minutes. If there are 180 grams-example-1
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Answer:

37.4 minutes I believe.

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