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Question 26

During an investigation into the nuclear instability of a sample of bismuth-212 (212Bi^{212}\text{Bi}212Bi), a physicist subjects the sample to extreme physical conditions, including a temperature of 1.5 K and a pressure of 10 GPa10\text{ GPa}10 GPa.

The physicist records two key experimental observations:

  1. The decay rate of the sample remains completely unchanged despite these extreme external conditions.
  2. While the overall decay rate of the sample can be measured, it is impossible to predict which individual 212Bi^{212}\text{Bi}212Bi nucleus will decay next.

Which row in the table correctly identifies the physical terms used to describe Observation 1 and Observation 2?

| Random | Spontaneous |

| Spontaneous | Random |

| Spontaneous | Isotropic |

| Homogeneous | Random |

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