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Assume the half life of some radioactive element is 100 years. After 300 years have gone by, how much of the original radioactive element is left?

(choose from the choices in here)
Assume the half life of some radioactive element is 100 years. After 300 years have
gone by, how much of the original radioactive element is left?
1/2
1/4
1/8
1/16
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