The half-life of a radioactive substance is defined to be the amount of time it takes for the substance to decay 50% of it's amount. If substance X has half-life of 3,600 years, what part of substance X will remain after 4,500 years?

The half-life of a radioactive substance is defined to be the amount of time it takes for the substance to decay 50% of it's amount. If substance X has half-life of 3,600 years, what part of substance X will remain after 4,500 years?

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