The half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 5 days. There are 28.4 g present initially. a.) Express the amount of substance remaining as a function of time t. b.) When will there be less than 2.4 g remaining?

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The half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 5 days. There are 28.4 g present initially. a.) Express the amount of substance remaining as a function of time t. b.) When will there be less than 2.4 g remaining?
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