kingdesto9789 kingdesto9789
  • 02-08-2022
  • Chemistry
contestada

How many half-lives have passed in a sample that originally contained 5000 parent isotopes but now has only 625?

Respuesta :

jsimpson11000 jsimpson11000
  • 02-08-2022

Answer:

3 half lives

Explanation:

5000 * (1/2)^n  = 625           where n = number of half lives

log ( 625/5000) / log(1/2) = n  = 3

5000         2500     1250      625  

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Molality is a way to express the concentration of a solution that represents the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent. How does molality of a sucro
in order to predict whether a star will eventually fuse oxygen into a heavier element, what do youneed to know about the star?
when it came to relations between the united states and the soviet union after world war ii, president harry truman was more inclined than president franklin ro
General characteristics of Immigrants in the 1800-early 1900s
Desperate, Will Mark Brainllest and Give Thanks for Correct Answer What was a flapper?
What is 1-10 in Japanese
Which option is written in the first-person point of view? O A. Michaela and Reed strapped on their backpacks. Michaela had calculated that their trip to the to
(-a+c) (-a+c)please help ASAP​
What do you multiply to get 600 as perfect cube
Sonji has $5.25 in nickels and dimes.The coin value can be modeled by the equation 0.10 d plus 0.05 n equals 5.25, where d represents the number of dimes and n