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The half-life of Po-218 is 3.05 minutes. How many minutes does it take for a sample of Po-218 to decay to 2.35% of its initial value?

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The half-life of Po-218 is 3.05 minutes. How many minutes does it take for a sample of Po-218 to decay to 2.35% of its initial value?

(Given information: Po-214 has a half life of 0.000164 seconds. Po-210 has a half life of 138.4 days.)

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