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Problem
A sample of a radioisotope reduces to one-third of its initial mass in
15
15\,
15
minutes. The half-life of this isotope (nearest minute) is a)
10.0
min
10.0\,\text{min}
10.0
min
b)
9.5
min
9.5\,\text{min}
9.5
min
c)
7.5
min
7.5\,\text{min}
7.5
min
d)
11.3
min
11.3\,\text{min}
11.3
min
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