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> I've seen it said You can estimate it yourself: 0.5 ^ 10 = 0.0009765625 (~0.1%) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-life#Probabilistic_nature https://en.wik
by jbboehr 3y ago
> I've seen it said
You can estimate it yourself:
0.5 ^ 10 = 0.0009765625 (~0.1%)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-life#Probabilistic_nature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-life#Probabilistic_nature
> When there are many identical atoms decaying, the law of large numbers suggests that it is a very good approximation to say that half of the atoms remain after one half-life