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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB 2013🎓 HS🔄 Round 3#️⃣ Q14❓ TOSS-UP✍️ Short Answer

In lab, you have patented the creation of a metallic radioactive isotope called Sciencebowlium-23. But, after a period of time, the sample radioactively decays into oxygen-16, where it becomes a gas and dissipates into the atmosphere. You create a sample of Sciencebowlium and weigh it as 500 grams. Exactly four days later, you weigh the sample at 62.5 grams. How many hours long is the half-life of Sciencebowlium-23?

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