A radioactive sample has a half-life of days. What fraction of the nuclei remains after days?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: days is half-lives. Step 2. The fraction is . Answer: 1/8. Why not the others: is two half-lives, and the others do not halve each period.
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