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Consider two nuclei of the same radioactive nuclide. One of the nuclei was created

Consider two nuclei of the same radioactive nuclide. One of the nuclei was created in a supernova explosion 5 billion years ago. The other was created in a nuclear reactor 5 minutes ago. The probability of decay during the next time is

Options

(a) different for each nuclei
(b) nuclei created in explosion decays frist
(c) nuclei created in the reactor decays first
(d) independent of the time of creation

Correct Answer:

independent of the time of creation

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