A sample of radioactive nuclei has N0 nuclei at time t = 0. The half-life of the decay is T1/2. In terms of N0, how many decays occur in the time period between t = 0 and t = 0.500T1/2?
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A sample of radioactive nuclei has N0 nuclei at time t = 0. The half-life of the decay is T1/2. In terms of N0, how many decays occur in the time period between t = 0 and t = 0.500T1/2?
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