Element X decays radioactively with a half life of 6 minutes. If there are 100 grams of Element X, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to decay to 2 grams?
y, equals, a, left bracket, point, 5, right bracket, start superscript, start fraction, t, divided by, h, end fraction, end superscript
y=a(.5)ĥ/t

Question

Element X decays radioactively with a half life of 6 minutes. If there are 100 grams of Element X, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to decay to 2 grams?
y, equals, a, left bracket, point, 5, right bracket, start superscript, start fraction, t, divided by, h, end fraction, end superscript
y=a(.5)ĥ/t
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luhivqqcherry · Answer

t ≈ 25.9314
 it would take about 25.9 minutes (rounded to the nearest tenth of a minute) for Element X to decay to 2 grams .

curriful · Answer

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