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The half life of Sodium-24 is 15 hours. If we have 10 grams of Sodium-24, how much will remain after 15 hours?​
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The half life of Sodium-24 is 15 hours. If we have 10 grams of Sodium-24, how much will remain after 15 hours?​

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5 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

15 hours = one half-life

a half-life is the time taken for the radioactive substance to reduce to half of its original value

thus in 15 hours, there will be 5 grams remaining

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