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1. Will some please check my work? RE: Dr. Brown has a radioisotope source containing 1.2 x 106 (also written as 1.2E+06) atoms of Plutonium-238 in 1985, how many atoms will remain in 352 years? Answer Details The equation to model exponential decay is P(t)=P0ekt, where P(t) is the amount left after t years, P0 is the original amount, and k is the rate of decay. The half life of Plutonium-238 is 87.7 years. Solving for the rate of decay, k yields 1/2=e87.7k ln(1/2)=87.7k k=ln(1/2)/87.7=-.007895 Now,... The equation to model exponential decay is P(t)=P0ekt, where P(t) is the am

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