If an isotope has a half-life of 4 billion years, then in 4 billion years

a. all of the original amount will have decayed.
b. ¼ of the original amount will still remain.
c. ½ of the original amount will still be present.
d. all of the original amount will still be present.
e. none of these


C

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a. true b. false

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