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The mean life of a radioactive isotope is τ. In a time equal to τ, what percentage of the nuclei in a sample decay?
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High School (11–12)
Modern Physics › Nuclei and Radioactivity
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The mean life of a radioactive isotope is
τ
\tau
τ
. In a time equal to
τ
\tau
τ
, what percentage of the nuclei in a sample decay?
69
%
69\%
69%
63
%
63\%
63%
50
%
50\%
50%
37
%
37\%
37%
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