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The number of radioactive nuclei in a particular sample decreases over a period of 18 d to one-sixteenth the original number. What is the half-life of these nuclei?

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Chapter # 32- Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation
Section: Section 32.1
Problem: 33
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