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Chapter 10, Problem 10.18E
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The age of the box is to be estimated.

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The process by which an unstable nucleus radiates energy along with the emission of an alpha or beta particle is known as radioactive decay. A substance is said to be radioactive if it possesses an unstable nucleus.

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