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After each half-life, the number of undecayed nuclei is halved. Starting with 600 nuclei, after one half-life, 300 would remain; after the second half-life, 150 would remain; and after the third half-life, 75 would remain. Thus, after three half-lives, 75 undecayed headsium nuclei would remain in the sample.

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