I got lost trying to figure this out Find the halflife of a
I got lost trying to figure this out
Find the half-life of a radioactive substance that decays by 8% in 6 years. ()Solution
We have to use the formula
A=A02-(t/h)
Here A0= initial value
A= value at time t
h= half life
Let initial amount,A0=1
Therefore amount at time t=6 yrs is .92
.92=1 * 2-(6/h)
taking log on both sides
log .92= (-6/h)log 2
log .92/log 2=-6/h
h=-6 log2/log.92
h= 49.9 yrs
Therefore the half life is 49.9 yrs
