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A sample is found to contain 1/32 of a parent isotope. How many half-lives have passed since this sample formed?

A sample is found to contain 1/32 of a parent isotope. How many half-lives have passed since this sample formed?
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A sample is found to contain 1/32 of a parent isotope. How many half-lives have passed since this sample formed?

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There have been 5 half-lives that have passed since the sample formed.

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User Dooie
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i believe its 4 half lives
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