Over the Course of 6 Hours,15% of a Radioactive Material

question 29

Multiple Choice

Over the course of 6 hours,15% of a radioactive material decays.What is its half-life?

• A) 12.8 hrs
• B) 25.6 hrs
• C) 4.1 hrs
• D) 68.6 hrs

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