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Question 18

Which of the following statements correctly describe the characteristics of radioactive decay?

  1. The half-life of a radioactive isotope is independent of the initial number of undecayed nuclei.
  2. The activity of a radioactive sample is directly proportional to the number of undecayed nuclei present.
  3. The decay constant λ \lambda\,λ of a nuclide increases when the temperature of the sample is raised.

Only 1

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1 and 2

1, 2 and 3

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