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Approximately How Many Half-Life Periods Must Elapse If the Activity

Question 6

Question 6

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Approximately how many half-life periods must elapse if the activity of a radioactive isotope sample is to be reduced to 0.004 of the original value?


A) 5
B) 3
C) 7
D) 14
E) ​8

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