11.) A radioactive material has a half-life of 1 day. The material decays
(?)
5008
according to the equation M = 1000 Mass Mis measured in
grams and time t is measured in days.
a) What is the mass of the sample after 1 day? 2 days? 10 days?
b) Use a calculator with an exponent key to compute the mass of the
sample after 1 year. Explain what the answer means.
