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If \(96.875 \%\) of a radioactive substance decays in 10 days, then the half life of the substance is (in days)

  1. A \(10\)
  2. B \(5\)
  3. C \(4\)
  4. D \(2\)
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(D) \(2\)

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\(N/N_0 = 1 - 0.96875 = 0.03125\) \(0.03125 = (1/2)^{10/T_{1/2}}\) \((1/2)^5 = (1/2)^{10/T_{1/2}}\) \(5 = 10/T_{1/2}\) \(T_{1/2} = 10/5 = 2\) days
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