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The half life period of radium is 1580 years. How do you imterpret this statement?

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Whatever quantity of radium is taken, it shall become half after the expiry of 1580 years. The following table explains the statement:
`{:("Quantity of radium","Quantity of radium"),("at parent","after 1580 years"),(100 "atoms",50 "atoms"),(50 "gram",25"gram"),(5 "mole",2.5 "mole"):}`
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