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Define the term “half-life” What does it mean when we say an atom has “decayed”? Do the number of atoms you start with affect the outcome? (In other words, would you get different half-life results is you started with 1000 pennies or m&ms?) What happens to the total number of pennies (or m&ms) with each trial (half-life)? How do scientists use radioactive decay to date fossils and artifacts?

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          Define the term “half-life”
What does it mean when we say an atom has “decayed”?
Do the number of atoms you start with affect the outcome? (In other words, would you get different half-life results is you started with 1000 pennies or m&ms?)
What happens to the total number of pennies (or m&ms) with each trial (half-life)?
How do scientists use radioactive decay to date fossils and artifacts?

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Step 1: Define the term “half-life” The half-life of a radioactive substance is the amount of time it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay or transform into another element or isotope. Show more…

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Define the term “half-life” What does it mean when we say an atom has “decayed”? Do the number of atoms you start with affect the outcome? (In other words, would you get different half-life results is you started with 1000 pennies or m&ms?) What happens to the total number of pennies (or m&ms) with each trial (half-life)? How do scientists use radioactive decay to date fossils and artifacts?