Thalf= 3.82; //half-life in days, d Lambda= 0.693/Thalf; //decay constant p= 0.6; // 60.0 percent of sample No= poly(0,'No'); //Number of undecayed nuclei, at time t=0 N= (1-p)*No; //Number of undecayed nuclei, at time t k= 1-p; //ratio of N to No t= (1/Lambda)*(log(k)); //decay time in days, d t= t*(-1); disp(t,"The decay time for Radon, in d, is: ") //Result // The decay time for Radon, in d, is: // 5.0508378