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A laboratory has a 100-mg sample of radium-226, which decays at the continuous yearly rate...

A laboratory has a 100-mg sample of radium-226, which decays at the continuous yearly rate of .044%.

a. How much of the sample remains after 5 years?


b. How many years will it take until there are only 10 grams of the sample remaining? Round your answer to the nearest whole year

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 4.1