The time interval during which a nucleus has a 50% probability of decaying is its _________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


half-life

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A) just inside the orbit of the Earth B) roughly halfway between the orbits of Venus and Mercury C) roughly halfway between the orbits of the Earth and Venus D) just outside the orbit of the planet Mercury

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How would the atmospheric temperature structure differ from the generic structure if a planet had a reasonably thick atmosphere but no ultraviolet-absorbing gases? Which of the terrestrial planets have this structure?

What will be an ideal response?

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An amoeba is an example of a

A) multicellular prokaryote B) multicellular eukaryote C) unicellular prokaryote D) unicellular eukaryote

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The location of the Galactic Center was first found by Harlow Shapley with

A) radio emissions from Sagittarius A. B) RR Lyrae variables in the globular clusters. C) Cepheids of population I in the spiral arms. D) infrared observations of the heat from its accretion disk around the black hole. E) planetary nebulae in the open clusters.

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