Q. Consider a radioactive material of half-life $1.0\ minute$. If one of the nuclei decays now, the next one will decay

A) After $1\ minute$
B) After $\frac{1}{\log_{e}2}minute$
C) After $\frac{1}{N}minute$, where $N$ is the number of nuclei present at that moment
D) After any time
Explanation

(d) Because radioactivity is a spontaneous phenomenon

Dr. Abubacker
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