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HELP ASAP: how many trials did it take for half of the virtualium atoms to decay?
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how many trials did it take for half of the virtualium atoms to decay?

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Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,730 years. Taking one atom of 14C, this will either have decayed after 5,730 years, or it will not. But if this experiment is repeated again and again, it will be seen that the atom decays within the half life 50% of the time.

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