6. RADIOACTIVE DECAY The half-life of Rubidium-87 is about 48.8 billion years.
a. Determine the value of k and the equation of decay for Rubidium-87.
b. A specimen currently contains 50 milligrams of Rubidium-87. How long will it take the specimen to decay to
only 18 milligrams of Rubidium-87?
c. How many milligrams of the 50-milligram sample will be left after 800 million years?
d. How long will it take Rubidium-87 to decay to one-sixteenth its original amount?

6 RADIOACTIVE DECAY The halflife of Rubidium87 is about 488 billion years a Determine the value of k and the equation of decay for Rubidium87 b A specimen curre class=