The results of activity measurements on a mixed sample of radioactive elements are given in the table.(a)
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The results of activity measurements on a mixed sample of radioactive elements are given in the table.(a) How many different nuclides are present in the mixture?(b) What are their half-lives?(c) How many nuclei of each type are initially present in the sample?(d) How many of each type are present at t = 5.0h?
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Time (h) 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 12.0 Decays/s 7500 4120 2570 1790 1350 1070 872 596 414 288 201 140 98 68 33
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