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Let Q Represent a Mass of Radioactive Radium (226Ra) (In Q=5(12)t/1599Q = 5 \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { t / 1599 }

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Let Q represent a mass of radioactive radium (226Ra) (in grams) , whose half-life is 1599 years.The quantity of radium present after t years is Q=5(12) t/1599Q = 5 \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { t / 1599 } Determine the quantity present after 300 years.Round to the nearest hundredth of a gram.


A) 0 g
B) 0.47 g
C) 5.00 g
D) 4.39 g
E) 0.88 g

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