The half-life of Palladium-100 is 4 days. After 20 days a sample of Palladium-100 has been reduced to a mass of 4 mg. What was the initial mass (in mg) of the sample? What is the mass 5 weeks after the start?
The half-life of Palladium-100 is 4 days. After 20 days a sample of Palladium-100 has been reduced to a mass of 4 mg. What was the initial mass (in mg) of the sample? What is the mass 5 weeks after the start?
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The half-life of Palladium-100 is 4 days. After 20 days a sample of Palladium-100 has been reduced
to a mass of 4 mg.
What was the initial mass (in mg) of the sample?
What is the mass 5 weeks after the start?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1faadca3-ce7a-488f-a3f9-19a636acb565%2F2c22299b-bd78-458c-995c-ec7d201d9ca9%2Fb5g2bq7_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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The half-life of Palladium-100 is 4 days. After 20 days a sample of Palladium-100 has been reduced
to a mass of 4 mg.
What was the initial mass (in mg) of the sample?
What is the mass 5 weeks after the start?
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