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OpenStudy (anonymous):

**PLEASE HELP!!** A radioactive isotope has a half life of 4 days. The amount remaining undecayed from 1 kg of the isotope after 20 days is..?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

P.S. Answer is 31 grams... I'm just confused on how to get that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(1)(.5)^20/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That'll give you .03125 kg. Then just make it into grams. 31.25.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hope that helps.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

final=initial(.5)^time/half life time

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^for future reference

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yay, thank you :) @JoyLin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No problem! Anytime! Feel free to message me if any questions are left unanswered here. I'll do my best to help.

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