Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A radioactive nucleus can decay in two ways. If only the first way were possible, its half-life would be min. If only the second way were possible, its half-life would be min. Both ways act together. Find the half-life of the nucleus, the percentage of the decays that go by the first way, and the percentage of the nuclei that are left after min.
The number of nuclei falls as . The half-life is , and the mean life is . For two ways to decay, . The activity is , in becquerel.
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Plan. The decay constants of the two ways add. The half-life then follows from the total.
Step 1. The half-life. . So the half-life is min. In a short way, .
Step 2. The share. , which is .
Step 3. After min. That is half-lives, so , or .
Answer: min, and .
Watch out. The half-life of the nucleus is shorter than both separate half-lives, because it has two chances to decay. It is not the mean of and .
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