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Chapter 32, Problem 28PCE
(a)
To determine
The possibility for a particular nucleus in a sample of carbon-14 to decay after only
1 s
(b)
To determine
The possibility for a particular nucleus in a sample of carbon-14 to decay after
10 , 000 y
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