A radioactive material decomposes half of its amount per minute. If after 2 mins, 100% undecayed amount decomposes into half, at what time it is still 100% undecayed? 1min O 4min O 0.5min

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A radioactive material decomposes half of its amount per minute. If after 2 mins, 100%
undecayed amount decomposes into half, at what time it is still 100% undecayed?
1min
4min
O 0.5min
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