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Suppose a hypothetical radioactive nucleus (Hy) has a half-life of 10 days. If we have 80 gms of the substance at the start of an experiment, how many gms of the substance will remain undecayed after 30 days
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amountremaining=originalamount*e
(-.692t/thalflife)
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