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by Retric 2479 days ago
That would be true if exactly one isotope decade into a stable isotope. With more complex decay chains etc that does not always apply.

Ex: A has a half life of 100 years and B has a half life of 10 years. If the sample starts at 100% A it will become more radioactive for the first few years until B reaches a steady state.