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Q.

The half-life of 131I is 8 days. Given a sample of 131I at time t=0, we can assert that 

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a

no nucleus will decay before t=4 days 

b

no nucleus will decay before t=8 days

c

all nuclei will decay before t=16 days 

d

a given nucleus may decay at any time after t=0

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

A radioactive nucleus may decay any time after t = 0, The number of nuclei at any time t is given by: 
N=N0eλtwhere λ=0.693Twhere T is the half-life.

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