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Instruction: APPLY FIRST ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS on the radioactive decay/biological growth problem Radium was found to decompose 2% of its initial quantity after 20 years. Determine the half-life of the radioactive substance. What is the working equation for this problem? What is the general solution for the given radioactive substance?

Instruction: APPLY FIRST ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS on the radioactive decay/biological growth problem Radium was found to decompose 2% of its initial quantity after 20 years. Determine the half-life of the radioactive substance. What is the working equation for this problem? What is the general solution for the given radioactive substance?

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Instruction: APPLY FIRST ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS on the radioactive decay/biological growth problem Radium was found to decompose 2% of its initial quantity after 20 years. Determine the half-life of the radioactive substance. What is the working equation for this problem? What is the general solution for the given radioactive substance? What is the boundary condition to determine the constant C. After 20 years, what is the remaining quantity of the radioactive substance with reference to its initial amount? What is the boundary condition to compute for the proportionality constant k? What is the particular equation for the given radioactive substance? What is the half-life of the radium in years?
Transcribed Image Text:Instruction: APPLY FIRST ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS on the radioactive decay/biological growth problem Radium was found to decompose 2% of its initial quantity after 20 years. Determine the half-life of the radioactive substance. What is the working equation for this problem? What is the general solution for the given radioactive substance? What is the boundary condition to determine the constant C. After 20 years, what is the remaining quantity of the radioactive substance with reference to its initial amount? What is the boundary condition to compute for the proportionality constant k? What is the particular equation for the given radioactive substance? What is the half-life of the radium in years?
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