Two Radioactive Nuclides X and Y Both Decay to Stable

question 22

Multiple Choice

Two radioactive nuclides X and Y both decay to stable products.The half-life of X is about a day,while that of Y is about a week.Suppose a radioactive sample consists of a mixture of these two nuclides.If the mixture is such that the activities arising from X and Y are initially equal,then a few days later the activity of the sample will be due

• A)predominantly to nuclide Y.
• B)predominantly to nuclide X.
• C)entirely to nuclide Y.
• D)to nuclides X and Y equally.

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