Which statement about the half-life of a radioactive sample is true?

Half-life is the time it takes for half the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay. It describes how likely a particular radioisotope is to decay over time, so choice C is correct. The decay of an individual atom is unpredictable, and a sample’s half-life does not depend on how much of the substance is present.

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