A Certain Radioactive Sample Contains 2 $\times$ 10³ Nuclides at a Certain Time (T = 0);3

question 35

Multiple Choice

A certain radioactive sample contains 2.4 $\times$ 10³ nuclides at a certain time (t = 0) ;3.0 h later the sample contains 6.0 $\times$ 10² nuclides.
-For this sample the ratio of the decay rates at t = 0 to t = 3.0 h is:

• A)1.0
• B)8.0
• C)4.0
• D)16
• E)none of these

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