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A source contains two phosphorous radio
Question
A source contains two phosphorous radio nuclides
1
5
3
3
P
(
T
1
/
2
=
1
4
.
3
d
)
and
1
5
3
3
P
(
T
1
/
2
=
2
5
.
3
d
)
. Initially,
1
0
% of the decays come from
T
1
/
2
. How long one must wait until
9
0
% do so?
Medium
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