Radioactivity is the process of: a) an electron moving to a higher energy shell b) an unstable nucleus becoming stable c) an electron moving to a lower energy shell d) stable nucleus becoming unstable
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A: GivenHalf life of calcium-47, T1/2=3.91×105 sInitially the amount of nuclie, No=4.11×1016
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