The half-life of a radioactive sample is $T$. After time $3T$, the fraction remaining is:
Solution
$N/N_0 = (1/2)^{t/T} = (1/2)^3 = 1/8$.
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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Atoms and Nuclei · Topic: Radioactivity
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