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Radioactive Decay You are trying to determine the halflife of a new radioa...

Radioactive Decay You are trying to determine the halflife of a new radioactive element you have isolated. You start with 1 gram, and 2 days later you determine that it has decayed down to 0.7 grams. What is its half-life? (Round your answer to 3 significant digits.) HINT [First find an exponential model, then see Example 4.]

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