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

Question 78

Question 78

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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 0.003 of the original value?


A) 5
B) 4
C) 9
D) 16
E) ​8

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