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A sample contains 20 kg of radioactive material. The decay constant of the material is 0.179 per second. If the amount of time that has passed is 300 seconds, how much of the of the original material is
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A sample contains 20 kg of radioactive material. The decay constant of the material is 0.179 per second. If the amount of time that has passed is 300 seconds, how much of the of the original material is still radioactive? Show all work

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6,000 kg

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