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A radioactive element has a half life of one day. After three days the amount of the element left will be :

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`1//8` of the original amount
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Knowledge Check

  • A radioactive element has half-life of one day. After three days, the amount of the element left will be

    A
    1.2 of the original amount
    B
    1.4 of the original amount
    C
    1.8 of the original amount
    D
    1/16 of the original amount

  • A radioactive element has half life period 800 years. After 6400 years what amount will remain ?

    A
    `1/2`
    B
    `1/16`
    C
    `1/8`
    D
    `1/256`

  • A certain radioactive element has a half-life of 20 years . If we have a block with 10 g of the element in it, after how

    A
    80 years
    B
    40 years
    C
    100 years
    D
    60 years