When fewer than 3.75 × 106 americium nuclei remain, the ionization smoke detector will not operate due to insufficient ionization. How much time will pass before there are this many nuclei remaining? A 1720 years B 2150 years C 4300 years D 6880 years

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When fewer than 3.75 x 106
americium nuclei remain, the
ionization smoke detector will not
operate due to insufficient
ionization. How much time will
pass before there are this many
nuclei remaining?
A
1720 years
B
2150 years
C
4300 years
D
6880 years
The correct answer is A.
can you please show simpler way
to solve it without calculator, this
is an MCAT question
Transcribed Image Text:When fewer than 3.75 x 106 americium nuclei remain, the ionization smoke detector will not operate due to insufficient ionization. How much time will pass before there are this many nuclei remaining? A 1720 years B 2150 years C 4300 years D 6880 years The correct answer is A. can you please show simpler way to solve it without calculator, this is an MCAT question
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