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frankwu

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What fraction of a radioactive sample has decayed after two half-lives have elapsed?
  1.1/8
  2.3/4
  3.7/8
  4.none of these

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True or False: A radioactive atom always decays after two half-lives have elapsed.
  1.False
  2.True


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
:D TYSM

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