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Justify, a substance is not totally consumed after two half lives.​

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Answer:

The answer is in the explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Half-life is defined as the time that a substance requires to decrease its concentration in the half of the initial concentration. For example, if we have 1M of a substance X, after 1 half life the concentration is:

1M / 2 = 0.5M

Now, after the second half-life, the concentration would be:

0.5M / 2 = 0.25M

That is the reason why the substance is not totally consumed after two half lives.

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