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If the half-life of a 20.0 g sample is known to be 24 minutes, how long will it take for only 5.0 grams of the sample to remain?

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For a 20g sample it will take 24 minutes therefore for a 5g sample it will take 6 minutes
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its will take 48 minutes

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