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1. fl begin with 90 ofa substance, how much would remain after 5 half lives?
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3, The halflife oF Uranium-238is 4S billon years. A particular sample of Uranium, with a mass of 106 grams,
has been decaying for 16 billon years. How much Uranium remains after 16 billion years?
4. The halflife of lodine-133 [520.8 hours. After 60 hours, ou'e left with 4.5 g of L333. What was the mass
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#20000 Strontium-30 | 28 years
+ e000 “aniumA8 | 63 years
400.00 Nickel-63 | 100 years
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Seoiutaie tat stn tata tqt Radium-226 | 3,600 years
Sagsise83 885 8 Carbon-14 [5,730 years
Time (in years)6. The graph on the previous page shows the decay ofan unknown isotope over time. Which of the isotopes
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7. Poloniumy-210 has a half lite of 138 years. Complete the following data table for Poloniurn-210.
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8, Createa graph that shows the % of Polonlum-210 remaining as time goes by. Put years on the x axis
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10. Extra Credit: Caleulate exactly how many years the Polonium-210 has been decaying inthe previous
problem. Show your work.
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