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ted5dy1FernanHii ted5dy1FernanHii
  • 17-01-2017
  • Chemistry
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If the half-life of an unstable isotope is 10,000 years, and only 1/8 of the radioactive parent remains in a sample, how old is the sample?

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pkmnmushy
pkmnmushy pkmnmushy
  • 24-01-2017

Have in mind that a radioactive half-life is the amount of time it takes for half of a sample to decay. So, if the amount remaining after x half-lives is (1/2)↑x times the amount you started with. So for 1/18 of radioactive parent then (1/2)↑6 equals 30,000 years

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allyssas91621
allyssas91621 allyssas91621
  • 16-06-2021

Answer: 30,000

Explanation: I'm taking gradpoint

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