Multiple Choice
Two radioactive isotopes, 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 Y.
B) predominantly to X.
C) to X and Y equally.
D) entirely to Y.
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