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What is the half-life of a radioisotope if a 20-g sample becomes 10 g after 16 hours?

What is the half-life of a radioisotope if a 20-g sample becomes 10 g after 16 hours?
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What is the half-life of a radioisotope if a 20-g sample becomes 10 g after 16
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16 hours:
Half life is the time taken for half to decay. When it has decayed from 20g to 10g it has reached its half life
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