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If We Start With 48 Atoms Of A Radioactive Substance, How Many Would Remain After One Half-life?

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One half-life produces (1/2) of the decaying substance.

There would still be  48  atoms.  But  24  would have thrown off
particles from their nucleuses, and only  24  would still be radioactive.