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Question 92

A technician measures the activity of a sample of a radioactive tracer used in an industrial process. The activity is 720 Bq720\ \mathrm{Bq}720 Bq when the sample is first measured and 90 Bq90\ \mathrm{Bq}90 Bq when it is measured again 12 hours later. The activity changes only because of radioactive decay.

What is the half-life of the tracer?

[1]
A

1.51.51.5 hours

B

444 hours

C

666 hours

D

333 hours

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