SOLUTION: The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time it takes for a quantity of the isotope to be reduced to half its initial mass. Starting with 160 grams of a radioactive isotope,

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Question 1146588: The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time it takes for a quantity of the isotope to be reduced to half its initial mass. Starting with 160
grams of a radioactive isotope, how much will be left after 5 half livers.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This would be 160*(1/2)^5=160/32 or 5 grams
160-80-40-20-10-5