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Half life

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In Chemistry, the Half life of an element is the time it takes for half of that element to break down, or decay. For example, if you had 10 grams of a radioactive element, like Francium for example, after 1 half life (or 22 minutes) had passed, you would only have 5 grams. After a 2nd half life or 44 minutes, you would only have 2.5 grams. This continues until all the substance has gone.