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Tritium has a half-life of 12.5 y undergoing beta decay. What fraction of a sample of pure tritium with remain undecayed after 25 y? |
| Answer» Solution :After 12.5 years, half the INITIAL sample will remain undecayed. In the NEXT 12.5 years ONE half of these NUCLEI undergoes decay. Therefore one-fourth of the initial sample of tritium will remain undecayed. | |