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kolbaska11 [484]
2 years ago
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3. Assume that a sample decays with a given half-life. Will you be able to observe when the sample has completely decayed? Why o

r why not?
Physics
1 answer:
mestny [16]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

No

Explanation:

It will never decay to zero

after one half life there is 1/2 left

  after the next half life thee is   1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4 left

     then 1/8th    then  1/16 th   then   1/32     1/64     1/128 ........to infinity  

        while htere is a VERY small amount left , there will never be ZERO left

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