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The half-life of radium is 1690 years. If 10 grams are present now...

A) 5 grams will be present after 1690 years
B) 10 grams will remain after 1690 years
C) 20 grams will be present after 1690 years
D) 2.5 grams will remain after 1690 years

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Final answer:

After one half-life of 1690 years, half of the 10 grams of radium will have decayed, leaving 5 grams remaining.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question concerns the concept of radioactive half-life, which is the period of time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay into their daughter elements. In the example given where the half-life of radium (Ra-226) is 1690 years, if you start with 10 grams of radium, after 1690 years you would be left with half of that amount because one half-life will have passed. Therefore, the correct answer is A) 5 grams will be present after 1690 years.

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