Ask Question
14 March, 22:28

Americium-242 has a half-life of 6 hours. If you started with 24 g and you now have 3 g, how much time

has passed?

+5
Answers (1)
  1. 15 March, 00:30
    0
    How many times has it halved?

    24/2 = 12

    12/2 = 6

    6/2 = 3

    It halved three times.

    It halves once every 6 hours.

    18 hours have passed.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question ✅ “Americium-242 has a half-life of 6 hours. If you started with 24 g and you now have 3 g, how much time has passed? ...” in 📘 Chemistry if you're in doubt about the correctness of the answers or there's no answer, then try to use the smart search and find answers to the similar questions.
Search for Other Answers