Half-life is defined as
A) half the time it takes for all of the remaining atoms in an amount of a radioactive element to decay
B) half the time it takes for half the remaining atoms in an amount of a radioactive element to decay
C) the time it takes for half the remaining atoms in an amount of a radioactive element to decay
D) none of these
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