You Are Trying to Determine the Half-Life of a New

question 36

Multiple Choice

You are trying to determine the half-life of a new radioactive element you have isolated. You start with 3 grams, and 4 days later you determine that it has decayed down to 0.1 gram. What is the half-life? Round your answer to three decimal places. Select the answer rounded to three decimal places.

• A)0.815 days
• B)1.630 days
• C)0.408 days
• D)2.446 days
• E)1.223 days

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