Use your knowledge obtained while studying nuclear reactions to explain how the rate of decay of a LONG-half-life material normally compare with the rate of decay of a SHORT-half-life material? A. Both will decay to half of its amount in the same time B. A sample with a short half-life will decay to half of its amount later than the sample with a longer half-life. C. A sample with a short half-life will decay to half of its amount earlier than the sample with a longer half-life.

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Chemistry

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Use your knowledge obtained while studying nuclear reactions to explain how the rate of decay of a LONG-half-life material normally compare with the rate of decay of a SHORT-half-life material?

A. Both will decay to half of its amount in the same time
B. A sample with a short half-life will decay to half of its amount later than the sample with a longer half-life.
C. A sample with a short half-life will decay to half of its amount earlier than the sample with a longer half-life.

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