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Suppose we consider a large number of containers each containing initially 10000 atoms of a radioactive material with a half-life of . After ,
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Correct option: C
The containers will in general have different numbers of the the atoms of the material but their average will be close to 5000
Option C is correct because radioactive decay is a random process, so the number of atoms remaining in each container will vary, but the average will be close to 5000.
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