Respuesta :

Use the radioactive decay formula using t_0 as the half life:

[tex]A=A_0\cdot2^{-t/t_0}[/tex]

Substitute the initial amount of radioactive element A_0=100g, the half life t_0=10y and the time period t=20y to find the remaining amount after 20 years:

[tex]\begin{gathered} A=100g\times2^{-20y/10y} \\ =100g\times2^{-2} \\ =100g\times\frac{1}{4} \\ =25g \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, after 20 years, there are 25 grams left.