If the half-life of hydrogen-3 is 11.8 years, after two half-lives the radioactivity of a sample will be reduced to one-half of the original amount. If the half-life of hydrogen-3 is 11.8 years, after two half-lives the radioactivity of a sample will be reduced to one-half of the original amount. True False

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Camilla Spencer

7 November, 20:31

If the half-life of hydrogen-3 is 11.8 years, after two half-lives the radioactivity of a sample will be reduced to one-half of the original amount. If the half-life of hydrogen-3 is 11.8 years, after two half-lives the radioactivity of a sample will be reduced to one-half of the original amount. True False

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False

Explanation:

Half life is the time period at which the concentration of the radioactive substance in decay reduced to half.

Thus, if the hydrogen-3 has gone 2 half lives, it means that it has first reduced to its half and then again the half of what it was, i. e. 1/4

Thus, after two successive half-lives, the concentration must be 1/4 of the initial concentration and hence, the statement is false.