How long is 5 half lives if the half life is 2.6 hours? Remember to round to the correct number of significant figures and use units ( hours)

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Chetan Patel · Answer 1 · 2021-04-21T22:47:18+0000

Answer:

$\Delta t = 13\,h$

Step-by-step explanation:

Half time is period required to desintegrating the half of the initial number of atoms. Then, the total time is:

$\Delta t = 5\cdot (2.6\,h)$

$\Delta t = 13\,h$