Cobalt-60 has a half-life of about 5 years. After 20 years, how many grams of a2,076 gram sample will remain? Round to the hundredths place, if answer doesn'thave a tenths place then use a zero so the answer does.

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Solution:

The formula for half-life is given below as

[tex]N(t)=N_0(\frac{1}{2})^{\frac{t}{\frac{t1}{2}}}[/tex]

Where the given values are

[tex]\begin{gathered} N_0=2076g \\ t=20years \\ t^{\frac{1}{2}}=5years \end{gathered}[/tex]

By substituting the values, we will have

[tex]\begin{gathered} N(t)=N_{0}(\frac{1}{2})^{\frac{t}{\frac{t\times1}{2}}} \\ N(t)=2076\times(\frac{1}{2})^{\frac{20}{5}} \\ N(t)=2076\times(\frac{1}{2})^4 \\ N(t)=\frac{2076}{16} \\ N(t)=129.75g \end{gathered}[/tex]

Hence,

The final answer is

[tex]\Rightarrow129.75g[/tex]