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The number of radioactive nuclei in a particular sample
Chapter 32, Problem 31P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 31P
The number of radioactive nuclei in a particular sample decreases over a period of 18 d to one-sixteenth the original number. What is the half-life of these nuclei?
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QUESTION:
Problem 31P
The number of radioactive nuclei in a particular sample decreases over a period of 18 d to one-sixteenth the original number. What is the half-life of these nuclei?
ANSWER:
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Here we need to calculate the half-life of the given nuclei. In the given case, the number of radioactive nuclei decreases over a period to of its original value.