SOLUTION: for example half life of a radium 226 is about 1600 years . suppose we start with 1mg of radium in 1600 years how it reduses to 0.5mg,and 0.25mg in 3200 years

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Question 760176: for example half life of a radium 226 is about 1600 years . suppose we start with 1mg of radium in 1600 years how it reduses to 0.5mg,and 0.25mg in 3200 years
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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The mass(1 mg) is still there but the activity has reduced by half in 1600 years.
Only half the particles (Alpha and beta) are being emitted.