If After One Day a Sample of Radioactive Element Decays $96 \%$

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Essay

If after one day a sample of radioactive element decays to $96 \%$ of its original amount, find its half-life. 

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Definitions:

Separated

Refers to the process of moving or being moved apart or the act of dividing or disassociating items from one another.

Distillation

A process used to separate mixtures based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture.

Stereochemical Configuration

The spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, determining its geometric structure and influencing its chemical properties and reactivity.

D-Threonine

One enantiomer of the amino acid threonine, characterized by its specific spatial arrangement of atoms, which is important in biochemistry and molecular biology.