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The half-life of an americium nuclide is 470 years. A sample of this nuclide contains 8.0 × 10¹⁴ atoms. After some time, 6.0 × 10¹⁴ americium atoms have decayed.

Calculate the time required for this decay.

0625/04/SP/23Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 · Specimen 2023 · Paper 4 · Question 10(b)

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