Half life of
isotope is
years.
Find the initial quantity.
\The general form of amount of radium isotope is
.
Substitute
and
.


Apply logarithm on both sides.
\
Therefore, the exponential equation is
.
Amount of isotope after
years is
General form is
.
Substitute
and
.



The initial quantity is
.
Substitute
in the
.
Amount of radium isotope is
.
Find the amount of isotope after
years.
Substitute
in the exponential equation.

g
The amount after
years is
g.
The initial quantity is
.
The amount after
years is
.