CALCULATE THE RADIOACTIVE DECAY
| Using the following form, calculate the amount of radioactive material left after a given length of time. Enter the halflife, original amount, and elapsed time since the original amount was true and the current amount, and percent of the original will be returned. The time periods and mass amounts must be in the same units. | |||
| Halflife | Amount | Time | |
The amount remaining is: or percent of the original sample.
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