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A radioactive substance has a half-life of 64.8 h. A sample containing this isotope has an initial activity (
t
=
0
t = 0
t
=
0
) of
40
μ
Ci
40 \mu\text{Ci}
40
μ
Ci
. Calculate the number of nuclei that decay in the time interval between
t
1
=
10.0
h
t_1 = 10.0 \text{ h}
t
1
=
10.0
h
and
t
2
=
12.0
h
t_2 = 12.0 \text{ h}
t
2
=
12.0
h
.
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