shenaeleah shenaeleah
  • 01-03-2021
  • Physics
contestada

A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 20 hours. How long will it take for 3/4 of the source to decay?

Respuesta :

odetayojomiloju
odetayojomiloju odetayojomiloju
  • 01-03-2021

Answer:

40 hours

Explanation:

in 20 hours, 1/2 will decay

in 40 hours, 1/4 will decay

therefore, 40 hours

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

A weakness of the British plan to move its forces from the southern colonies to the Caribbean was that:
After a military coup in Nigeria, economic problems continued because of _____________
Lim [(1/x-1)-(2/x^2-1)], x->1 Right answer is 1/2
A symbol is universal when it has a well-known meaning outside of its literal meaning. a. True b. False
When taking a phone message, it is most important to _____. a. write quicklyb. get key information c. make sure the caller knows who you are d. make sure th
what helps you understand what people are saying to you
Which was NOT a reason the North began to lose interest in the Southern Reconstruction by the early 1870s? (a) Southern intransigence was increasingly frustrati
A system of equations is shown below: n = 3m + 6 n − 2m = 2 What is the solution, in the form (m, n), to the system of equations? (−4, −6) (−5, −9) (2, 6) (1, 8
The outer layer of a cell that acts as a gatekeeper to a cell is the _____.
A weakness of the British plan to move its forces from the southern colonies to the Caribbean was that: