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the radioactive decay of CO-60 is a first order process the initial weight of the atom...

the radioactive decay of CO-60 is a first order process the initial weight of the atom is 50 gram, after 260 days the remaining weight is 6.25 gram, what is the half-life if radiation atom

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Find HL for CO-60

[A] = [A]0*(1/2)^(t/HL

6.25 = 50 * (1/2)^(260/HL)

Solve for HL

0.125 = (1/2)^(260/HL)

HL = 86.666 days

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