Tritium has a half-life of 12.3 years. How many years will elapse when the radioactivity of a tritium sample diminishes to 30% of its original value?
a. 29 years
c. 86 years
b. 21 years
d. 57 years
B
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Which of the following is not an advantage of the Hubble Space Telescope over ground-based telescopes?
A) It never has to close because of cloudy skies. B) Stars do not twinkle when observed from space. C) It is closer to the stars. D) It can observe infrared and ultraviolet light, as well as visible light.
Which one of the choices below represents the preferred practice regarding significant figures when multiplying the following: 10.5 × 8.9 × 3.11?
a. 290.6295 c. 291 b. 290.63 d. 290
Write the governing equation and the necessary boundary conditions for the problem of a tapered wall as shown in Figure 2-53.
