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How much of the original sample will be left after one half life has passed?
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∙ 12y ago
After one half-life, one half, 0.5, of a radionuclide will remain.
After a second half-life, one half of the half, 0.25, will remain, and then after a third, 0.125, and so on.
The equation for half-life is ...
AT = A0 2(-T/H)
... where A0 is the original activity, AT is the activity after some time T, and H is the half-life in units of T.
Keep in mind that the specific half-life only applies to the original nuclide, and that daughter products may well form and have their own half-lives. Also, half-life is relatively constant for each nuclide, unless some chemical situation is present, such as a fully ionized (electron stripped) nuclide, which can inhibit electron initiated decay, such as beta+ and internal conversion.
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∙ 14y ago2.5g... i think...
0 : 20g
1 : 10g
2 : 5g
3 : 2.5g
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