The amount of radioactive substance remaining after time $t$ is given by:
$$N = N_0 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n$$where $n$ is the number of half-lives elapsed:
$$n = \frac{t}{t_{1/2}} = \frac{12\,\text{years}}{4\,\text{years}} = 3$$Calculating the remaining mass:
$$N = N_0 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^3 = \frac{N_0}{8}$$रेडियोएक्टिव क्षय नियमानुसार $t$ समय पश्चात शेष बची मात्रा:
$$N = N_0 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n$$जहाँ बीती अर्ध-आयुओं की संख्या:
$$n = \frac{t}{t_{1/2}} = \frac{12}{4} = 3$$