Exponential growth and Decay model:
If is a differentiable function of
such that
and
for some constant
, then
.
is the initial value of
and
is the propotional constant. Exponential growth occurs when
, and exponential decay occurs when
.
Find value of .
The isotope has half life
.
Since the half life of radioactive isotope the value is
.
.
Substitute in
.
.
The amount of radioactive isotopes after is
.
Substitute and
in the above equation.
Initial amount of radioactive isotopes is .
Find the amount of radioactive isotopes after .
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Substitute and
in the above equation.
.
Amount of radioactive isotopes after is
.
Initial amount of radioactive isotopes is .
Amount of radioactive isotopes after is
.