JEE PHYSICS MCQ: NUCLEI

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The half-life of

{ }^{131}I

is 8 days. Given a sample of

{ }^{131} {I}

at time

t=0

, we can assert that

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Correct option: D

A given nucleus may decay at any time after

t = 0

Option D is correct because radioactive decay is a probabilistic process, and any given nucleus can decay at any time after t=0.

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