Suppose you could watch radioactive atoms decay. It would probably get quite boring as time went by. Why? Check all that apply.

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The initial decay rate is very fast, but the decay rate decreases over time.; Due to randomness, the last couple of radioactive atoms may take a long time before they become nonradioactive.; The pattern becomes very predictable.; Only a few radioactive nuclei are left to decay, so fewer and fewer atoms decay.; The rate of the decay decreases with each half-life cycle.

Half-Life

Suppose you could watch radioactive atoms decay. It would probably get quite boring as time went by. Why? Check all that apply.

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