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Sagot :
Let's list down the given information.
Time = 75 hours
Final Value = reduced by 5% = 95%
To get the half life, the formula is:
[tex]t=\frac{\ln 0.5}{k}[/tex]Before we can get the half-life, we need to get the value of k or the decay rate first. The formula is:
[tex]k=\frac{\ln A}{t}[/tex]where A is the final value in percentage and t = time. Since we have this information above, let's plug it in the formula and solve for k.
[tex]k=\frac{\ln0.95}{75}=-0.0006839105918[/tex]Now that we have the value of "k", let's solve for "t" using the formula stated above as well.
[tex]t=\frac{\ln 0.5}{k}=\frac{\ln 0.5}{-0.0006839105918}=1013.51[/tex]Hence, the half life of the radioactive substance is approximately 1,013.51 hours or 1,013 hours and 30 minutes.
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