Yttirum-90 has a half-life of 64.10 hours. Given an initial mass of 551 grams of the sample, how much of the samples, in grams, will remain after 9.62 days? 1 day = 24 hours

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Yttirum-90 has a half-life of 64.10 hours. Given an initial mass of 551 grams of the
sample, how much of the samples, in grams, will remain after 9.62 days?
1 day = 24 hours
Transcribed Image Text:Yttirum-90 has a half-life of 64.10 hours. Given an initial mass of 551 grams of the sample, how much of the samples, in grams, will remain after 9.62 days? 1 day = 24 hours
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