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Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems

Calculating Remaining Radioactive Isotope After Time

Medium Physics Atomic And Nuclear Physics

A radioactive isotope of a particular element has a half-life of 10 years. If you start with 80 grams of the isotope, how much of the isotope will remain after 30 years?

Remember, the half-life is the time required for half of the material to decay.

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