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At the end of the 4th half-life, how much of a material will have decayed?

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93.75% of a material decays at the end of
4^(th) half-life.

Step-by-step explanation:

The time needed by a material to reduce its initial amount into half is called half-life. It is generally used term in nuclear physics. This is to explain how fast unstable atom undergoes, or how long can stable atoms present, and radioactive decay.

Decay % of material after each half-life to be calculated as follows,

After one half-life- 50% original, and 50% product decayed.

After two half-life- 25% original, and 75% product decayed.

After three half-lives- 12.5% of original, and 87.5% of decay product.

After four half-lives- 6.25% original, and 93.75% of decay product.

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