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What will happen in a time of 7 hours, if a radioactive substance containing a very large number of atoms has an average life of 7 hours?

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a

Half of the active nuclei decay

b

Less half of the active nuclei decay

c

More than half of the active nuclei decay

d

All active nuclei decay

answer is C.

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In one average life, i.e. at 7 hours, 63.2 % of the active nuclei will decay. Therefore, in a time of 7 hours, it can be considered that more than half of the active nuclei will decay.

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