(A Half-Life Problem). A piece of rock contains 10 25 atoms. Each atom has an exponentially distributed lifetime with a half-life of one century; here, half-life means the distribution’s median. How...

(A Half-Life Problem). A piece of rock contains 10
25
atoms. Each atom has an exponentially distributed lifetime with a half-life of one century; here, half-life means the distribution’s median. How many centuries must pass before there is just about a 50% chance that at least one atom still remains?

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(A Half-Life Problem). A piece of rock contains 10 25 atoms. Each atom has an exponentially distributed lifetime with a half-life of one century; here, half-life means the distribution’s median. How...

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