If a radioactive sample has decayed until only 1/8 of the original sample remains unchanged, how many half-lives have elapsed?
In the first half-life, 1/2 would remain. In the second, 1/4 would remain. There would be three half-lives if 1/8 of the original sample remained. ChaCha again soon!
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