The half-life of a radioactive material is 1.0 year. There are No such nuclei at time t = 0. (a) What is the probability per unit time for a nucleus to decay? (b) How many parent nuclei are left (haven't yet decayed) at t = 1.5 years? (c) How many parent nuclei are left (haven't yet decayed) at t = 2.0 years?

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