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What does the half-life of a radioactive isotope represent?.
- A.The time taken for the number of radioactive nuclei to double
- B.The time taken for the number of radioactive nuclei to halve
- C.The time taken for the activity to increase by half
- D.The time taken for a radioactive sample to become stable
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