If+a+substance+has+a+half+life+of+520+years,+and+you+start+off+with+1,000+g+of+it.+it+is+the+year+2021,+how+much+will+i+have+left+in+the+year+3061

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Answer:

[tex]A=250g[/tex]

Explanation:

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In this case, by considering the radioactive decay as a first-order kinetic model:

[tex]A=Ao*exp(-kt)[/tex]

We can firstly calculate the rate constant given the half life:

[tex]k=\frac{ln(2)}{t_{1/2}} =\frac{ln(2)}{520years}=1.33x10^{-3}years^{-1}[/tex]

Thus, we can plug in the elapsed time and the initial amount Ao to obtain:

[tex]A=1,000g*exp[-1.33x10^{-3}years^{-1} *(3061-2021)years]\\\\A=250g[/tex]

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