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Exponential Decay

Graph depicting radioactive decay

Graph depicting radioactive decay

The amount of a substance undergoing radioactive decay decreases exponentially, eventually reaching zero. Since there is 50% of the substance left after 1 year, the half-life is 1 year.  

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