A certain radioactive element has a half-life of one hour. If you start with a 1-g sample of the element at noon, how much of this same element will be left at 3:00 PM?

A. 0.5 gram
B. 0.25 gram
C. 0.0625 gram
D. 0.125 gram


Answer: D

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