What percentage of a radioactive sample remains after 5 half-lives?

A) 6.25%
B) 3.13%
C) 1.56%
D) 0.781%


B

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A. not being able to live sustainably B. not being able to meet one's basic economic needs. C. earning less than $100 per year. D. meeting one's dietary needs on a day-to-day basis E. not owning one's own home.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following best matches the description?Using renewable resources in harmony with ecological systems to produce a rise in real income and improved standard of living.

A. risk management B. negligible risk C. supply/demand curve D. sustainable development E. demand F. risk assessment G. probability H. subsidy I. external costs J. risk

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Which of the following time periods does the Maunder minimum refer to?

A. when the Earth was closer to the sun than it is now B. when the tilt of the Earth's axis was less than it is now C. when the Earth was in the middle of an ice age D. when there were fewer sunspots on the sun than now

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