asianpatriot8206 asianpatriot8206
  • 02-06-2019
  • Mathematics
contestada

After two half-lives, what fraction of a radioactive sample has decayed?1/2 2/3 3/4 5/6

Respuesta :

musiclover10045
musiclover10045 musiclover10045
  • 02-06-2019

A half life means that half the sample decays.

If the sample size is 1 , then after one half life there would be x  * 1/2 =  1/2 of the sample left.

For the 2nd half life, multiply 1/2 by 1/2 to get 1/4.

So after 2 half lives, there is 1/4 of the sample left, which means 3/4 of the sample decayed.

The answer is 3/4

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Ms.Terry wants to hang Christmas lights around Mr.Conner’s desk next year. His desk is 6.5 feet long and 4.3 feet wide. What is the shortest length of Christmas
ishaan is 3 times as old as Chris and is also 14 years older than Chris. How old is ishaan?
What will the total value of an investment of $5000 be if it has an interest rate of 7% and is invested for 4 years
Departmentalizing decisions increases the risk of __________ leading to a poor decision.
What is the main goal of the WTO? A. To assure that international trade flows smoothly and freely B. To prevent multinational corporations from exploiting worke
help meeeeeeeeee A plane cuts through a cone as shown. What shape is formed by this intersection?
4. What does active transport mean?​
When the board of directors asked that the company stop underwriting the pga event the ceo knew that the decision which he made with the company's best interest
What factors can affect stockpile
1._Polynomials_Putting_Pieces_Together.pdf