QUESTION 8 .

PROBLEM FORMAT
The rate of decay of a radioactive substance 𝑌 is proportional to the mass of the substance
remaining. The mass of 𝑌 is 𝑦 grams at time 𝑡 years after decay. A particular radioactive
substance takes 600 years to be half of its original mass (i.e half life = 600 years). Find how
much of a 100g sample will remain after 200 years.

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substance
remaining
2. The mass of 𝑌 is
𝑦 grams at time
𝑡 years
3. A particular
radioactive
substance takes
600 years to be
half
 PROBLEM FORMAT
Suppose that the temperature of a cup of hot milk obeys Newton’s Law of cooling. If the
temperature of the milk was 180˚F when freshly poured, and 2 minutes later it has cooled to
170˚F at a room temperature of 70˚ F.
(a) Determine the time taken for the milk to reach the temperature of 120˚F.
(b) You went to the toilet and came back after 7minutes. Hence, what is the temperature of
the milk?

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5. Temperature of beaker between the rate
the milk was repeatedly. of cooling a very
180˚F. 4. Pour the milk hot solution and
6. 2 minutes later into another the rate of
it has cooled to beaker that cooling a mere
170˚F has big hot solution?
7. Room surface are.
temperature is 5. Put in front
70˚F. of fan.