Assuming a half-life of 1599 years, how many years will be needed for the decay of 16/15 of a given amount of radium-226?
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Explanation:
I'm assuming that you meant
Using the half-life equation,
#[A_0]# is the initial amount of substance
#lambda# is the decay constant,#lambda=(ln2)/t_(1/2)# , where#t_(1/2)# is the half-life of the substance
#t# is the time in years
According to your question,