Uranium-238 decays very slowly with a half life of 4.5 billion years. what percentage of a sample of uranium-238 would remain after 13.5 billion years?
1 Answer
Apr 25, 2018
Explanation:
The mass of Uranium halves every 4.5 billion years, so 13.5 billion years= 3 half-lives.
Is the equation that describes the decay, where
So if 3 half-lives have passed:
So there will be