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How to Calculate Half Life Problems

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Provide a process for solving half-life problems.

Example: An isotope of cesium (cesium-137 has a half -life of 30 years. If 1.0 mg of cesium-137 disintegrates over a period of 90 years, how many mg of cesium-137 would remain?

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The solution provides a process and explanation on how to solve typical half-life problems.

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