The radioactive decay of Cs-137 is displayed in the plot below. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 20 Time (in Years) a. What is the half-life of this radioisotope in years? b. An ancient lab purchased and stocked 176 g of Cs-137, how many grams were left after 120 years? c. What percent of the original sample is left after 60 years? NOTE: Do not include units in your answer, Amount

The radioactive decay of Cs-137 is displayed in the plot below. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 20 Time (in Years) a. What is the half-life of this radioisotope in years? b. An ancient lab purchased and stocked 176 g of Cs-137, how many grams were left after 120 years? c. What percent of the original sample is left after 60 years? NOTE: Do not include units in your answer, Amount

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