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14 September, 22:13

An element with mass 780 grams decays by 16.3% per minute. How much of the element is remaining after 16 minutes, to the nearest 10th of a gram?

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  1. 14 September, 22:39
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    Exponential decay is a very common process especially when we are talking about radioactive materials. So, there is already a common formula for this type of behavior which is written below:

    A = Pe^-rt

    where

    A is the amount left after time t

    P is the initial amount at t=0

    r is the rate

    Substituting the values,

    A = (780 g) (e^-0.163*16)

    A = 57.5 g
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