In this task, you are given two statements. The task is to output whether a given textual premise, i.e. Statement 2, entails or implies a given scientific fact, i.e. Statement 1. The output should be 'entails' if Statement 2 supports Statement 1 and should be 'neutral' otherwise.
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Question: Sentence 1: The rate of decay of carbon-14 does remains stable over time. Sentence 2: Once this decay rate is known, geologists can estimate the length of time over which decay has been occurring by measuring the amount of radioactive parent and the amount of stable daughter elements.

Answer: neutral

Question: Sentence 1: Substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances with different properties are called elements. Sentence 2: Elements cannot be broken down into any other substance.

Answer: entails

Question: Sentence 1: When we move down a group of elements on the periodic table, their electronegativity it decreases. Sentence 2: In moving from left to right across a period in the periodic table of the elements (A) ionization energy decreases (B) atomic radius decreases (C) electronegativity decreases (D) electron affinity decreases 2.

Answer:
neutral