This the answer to the question you asked:)
The element is silicon (Si). It forms minerals like quartz and rocks such as granite.
So in one hour half the amount remains (that's what half life means). In two hours 1/4 (or half of half) would remain and in three hours 1/8 would remain.
So the answer is 1/8
What is “Polymerization” is your answer
The answer to that is mass and chemical