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If the half life of a radioactive nucleus is 3 days nearly, what fractions of the initial number of nuclei will decay on the 3rd day? (Given that `sqrt(0.25)= 0.63)`

A

`0.63`

B

`0.5`

C

`0.37`

D

`0.13`

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