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Imagine a rock comprised entirely of an unstable isotope. After three half-lives, how much of the parent isotope remains
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Imagine a rock comprised entirely of an unstable isotope. After three half-lives, how much of the parent isotope remains

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Answer: After three half-lives 1/8 (12.5%) of the original sample remains

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