The Half-Life of a Radioactive Isotope Is 6

question 7

Multiple Choice

The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 6.5 h.If there are initially 48 *10³² atoms of this isotope, the number of atoms of this isotope remaining after 26 h is:

• A)12 * 10³²
• B)6 * 10³²
• C)3 * 10³²
• D)6 * 10⁴
• E)3 * 10²

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