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ShaneEyyy

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Math question:

Suppose the half-size of uranium is 70 years.

a. What is its decay rate?

b. How long would it take 50 grams to decay to 30?


Please help if you know this question has been stumping my math group for an hour now.
 

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a)I'll give you a clue. it went from X grams to X/2 grams in 70 years. The rest is easy
 

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I'll give you a clue. it went from X grams to X/2 grams in 70 years. The rest is easy

Bro it's 3:25 am where I'm from can you please just tell me how to do it and set up the equations? This is a 1 time thing bro ha
 

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jesus, I am at work. I can't upload but I'll try to solve using a keyboard
 

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Math question:

Suppose the half-size of uranium is 70 years.

a. What is its decay rate?

b. How long would it take 50 grams to decay to 30?


Please help if you know this question has been stumping my math group for an hour now.

This is not math, but forensics.
 

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its half life
 
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