Tritium with a half-life of 12.5 years undergoing beta decay. What fraction of a sample…
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Nuclei
Tritium with a half-life of 12.5 years undergoing beta decay. What fraction of a sample of pure tritium will remain undecayed after 25 years.
- one half
- one fourth
- one third
- can’t say
Answer
(B) one fourth
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