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  • 12-10-2017
  • Mathematics
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Suppose you have a cache of radium, which has a half-life of approximately 1590 years. how long would you have to wait for 1/5 of it to disappear?

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Kalahira
Kalahira Kalahira
  • 21-10-2017
You would have to wait 318 years for 1/5 (20%) of the Radium to disappear. 1590 is the point where half of the Radium would decay, so if you take 20% of that, it would equate out to 318 years. Radium has a long half life!
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