Question

The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time it takes for a quantity of the isotope to be reduced to half its initial mass. Starting with 155 grams of a radioactive isotope, how much will be left after 5 half-lives?

Answer 1

Answer: After each half-life, the amount of radioactive isotope will be reduced to half its previous amount. Therefore, after 5 half-lives, the amount remaining will be:

155 grams / 2^5 = 4.84 grams (rounded to two decimal places)

So, after 5 half-lives, approximately 4.84 grams of the radioactive isotope will be left.

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