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Half-Life Find the half-life of each radioactive substance. See Example $2 .$Plotinum$$-241 ; A(t)=A_{0} e^{-0.053 t}$$
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Step 1: The half-life of a radioactive substance is given by the formula: \[ t = -\frac{\ln(2)}{k} \] where \( k \) is the decay constant of the substance. Show more…
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