Sixteen Pounds of a Radioactive Substance Loses One Fourth of Its

question 23

Multiple Choice

Sixteen pounds of a radioactive substance loses one fourth of its original mass in 2 days. The mass m(t) remaining at time t is given by:

• A) m(t) = 16 \(e ^ { - 0.693t }\)
• B) m(t) = 16 \(e ^ { 0.693t }\)
• C) m(t) = 4 \(e ^ { - 0.693t }\)
• D) m(t) = 16 \(e ^ { 0.144t }\)

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