Answer:
6 days.
Explanation:
From radioactivity, The expression for half life is given as,
R/R' = 2⁽ᵃ/ᵇ)................... Equation 1
Where R = original mass of the radioactive substance, R' = Remaining mass of the radioactive substance after decay, a = Total time taken to decay, b = half life.
Given: R = 80 g, R' = 10 g, b = 2 days.
Substitute into equation 1
80/10 = 2⁽ᵃ/²⁾
8 = 2⁽ᵃ/²⁾
2³ = 2⁽ᵃ/²)
Equating the base and solving for a
3 = a/2
a = 2×3
a = 6 days.
