(19] There are 40 grams of radioactive substance at one point in time. After two hours, only 30 grams of the substance are radioactive. What is the half-life of the substance? (note: This is very unstable stuff!)

(19] There are 40 grams of radioactive substance at one point in time. After two hours, only 30 grams of the substance are radioactive. What is the half-life of the substance? (note: This is very unstable stuff!)

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There are 40 grams of radioactive substance at
one point in time. After two hours, only 30
grams of the substance are radioactive. What
is the half-life of the substance? (note: This is
very unstable stuff!)

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