It is 1/8 .
1/8 of the original amount remains.
One eighth remains.
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It tells what fraction of a radioactive sample remains after a certain length of time.
It is 1/8 .
Not sure what you mean by "had-lives". After 3 half lives, approx 1/8 would remain.
1/8 of the original amount remains.
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The answer depends on 3240 WHAT: seconds, days, years?
After three half-lives, only 1/8 (or 12.5%) of the original radioactive sample remains. This is because each half-life reduces the amount of radioactive material by half, so after three half-lives, you would have (1/2) * (1/2) * (1/2) = 1/8 of the original sample remaining.
After 5 half-lives, 3.125% (or 1/2^5) of a radioactive sample remains. Each half-life reduces the sample by half, so after 5 half-lives, there is only a small fraction of the original sample remaining.
If I take a radioactive sample of 400 moles of an unknown substance and let it decay to the point of three half-lives I would have 50 moles left of the sample. 1/2 of what is left will decay in the next half-life. At the end of that half-life I will have 25 moles left of the unknown substance or 4/25.
I suppose that you think to the radioactive isotope Cs-17; After 4 years remain 9,122 g.
Radioactive materials decay over time, emitting radiation in the form of alpha, beta, or gamma particles. As the material decays, it transforms into isotopes of other elements until it reaches a stable state. The rate of decay is measured by the material's half-life, which determines how long it takes for half of the radioactive sample to decay.
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