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A lab has a sample of ore containing 500 mg of radioactive material. The radioactive material has a half-life of one day, so it takes one day for half the atoms in the substance to decay.

A. Is this a geometric or arithmetic sequence?

B. Does it make a difference if you calculate the half-life at the beginning or end of the day? Explain.