Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences
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Chapter 9.3, Problem 11E
RADIOACTIVE DECAY If 4 g of a radioactive substance is present at time t = 1 (years) and 1 g is present at t = 6, how much was present initially? What is the half-life of the substance?
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Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences
Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 1CQCh. 9.1 - Prob. 2CQCh. 9.1 - Prob. 3CQCh. 9.1 - Prob. 4CQCh. 9.1 - Prob. 1ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 2ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 3ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 4ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 5ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 6E
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