The "Half-Life" of a Large Collection of Radioactive Nuclei Is

question 28

Multiple Choice

The "half-life" of a large collection of radioactive nuclei is

• A) the number of nuclei that decay in 1 second.
• B) the number of nuclei that remain after 1 second.
• C) larger for heavy nuclei than for lighter nuclei.
• D) the time for half of the collection to decay.

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