Iron-59 has a half-life of 44 days. A chemist took a 100.0 g sample of iron-59 for examination. This sample decomposed over time, and when the chemist returned to take its mass, it measured at 12.5 g Fe-59. How much time elapsed from the time the original sample was taken?

Name: iron 59 has a half life of 44 days a chemist took a 1000 g sample of iron 59 for examination this sample decomposed over time and when the chemist returned to take its mass it measured at 12 86714
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Description: iron 59 has a half life of 44 days a chemist took a 1000 g sample of iron 59 for examination this sample decomposed over time and when the chemist returned to take its mass it measured at 12 86714

          Iron-59 has a half-life of 44 days. A chemist took a 100.0 g sample of iron-59 for examination. This sample decomposed over time, and when the chemist returned to take its mass, it measured at 12.5 g Fe-59. How much time elapsed from the time the original sample was taken?

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Iron-59 has a half-life of 44 days. A chemist took a 100.0 g sample of iron-59 for examination. This sample decomposed over time, and when the chemist returned to take its mass, it measured at 12.5 g Fe-59. How much time elapsed from the time the original sample was taken?