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![The intensity of radiation of a radioactive substance was measured at half-year intervals. The results were:
t (years)
0.5
1.0
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2.0
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3.0
3.5
4.0
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5.0
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where y is the relative intensity of radiation. Knowing that radioactivity decays exponentially with time: y(t) = ae-bt, estimate the
radioactive half-life of the substance.
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Transcribed Image Text:The intensity of radiation of a radioactive substance was measured at half-year intervals. The results were:
t (years)
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
1.000
0.994
0.990
0.985
0.979
0.977
0.972
0.969
0.967
0.960
0.956
0.952
where y is the relative intensity of radiation. Knowing that radioactivity decays exponentially with time: y(t) = ae-bt, estimate the
radioactive half-life of the substance.
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