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Radioactive Decay: a Radioactive Sample Has a Half-Life of 10

Question 59

Question 59

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Radioactive decay: A radioactive sample has a half-life of 10 min. What fraction of the sample is left after 40 min?


A) 1/2
B) 1/4
C) 1/8
D) 1/16
E) 1/32

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