The Isotope Has a Half-Life of Years

question 85

Multiple Choice

The isotope has a half-life of years. Given an initial amount of 16 grams of the isotope, how many grams will remain after 1,000 years? After 10,000 years? Round your answers to four decimal places. ​

• A) 10.8825 g, 8.4006 g
• B) 9.3278 g, 7.2005 g
• C) 15.5464 g, 12.0008 g
• D) 6.2185 g, 4.8003 g
• E) 18.6556 g, 14.4010 g

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Definitions:

Conditional Probability

The conditional probability of an event happening after it's established that another event has occurred.

P(B|A)

The likelihood that event B happens after event A has already taken place.

Mutually Exclusive

Two events that cannot happen at the same time, meaning the occurrence of one event means the other cannot occur.

P(A)

The probability of an event A occurring in a given statistical experiment or context.