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90% of a radioactive sample is left undisintegrated after time I has elapsed, what percentage of initial sample will decay in a total time 2t:

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0.38
0.19
0.09
0.62

Solution :Equal FRACTIONS decay in equal times.
If decay fraction is f in time `TAU`, it will be `f^(2)` in time `2TAU`.
Material decays to `9/10` in time `tau`.
In time `2tau`, it will decay to `f^(2)`
`=(81)/(100)` of ORIGINAL
fraction remaining =19%


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