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CIE-5054-2023-SP-p01 · Question 37

Take the gravitational field strength as 9.8 N/kg (acceleration of free fall 9.8 m/s²), unless a question states otherwise.
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37 Which statement about the half-life of a radioactive isotope is correct? A Half-life is half the time it takes for the mass of the isotope to decrease to zero. B Half-life is half the time it takes for the number of nuclei of the isotope to decrease to zero. C Half-life is the time taken for the nucleon number of the isotope to halve. D Half-life is the time taken for the number of nuclei of the isotope to halve.

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5054/01/SP/23Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 · Specimen 2023 · Paper 1 · Question 37