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19 September, 07:22

A radioactive substance decays exponentially with a half life of 500 years. After 1,500 years, what percent of the radioactive material remains?

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  1. 19 September, 07:47
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    There are fancy formulas for this but this calculation is easy.

    1,500 years exactly equals 3 half-lives. After 1 half-life you have 50%, after 2 half-lives, you have 25% and after 3 half-lives 12.5 per cent remains.
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