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At a given instant there are `25%` undecayed radioactive nuclei in a sample. After `10 s` the number of undecayed nuclei reduces to `12.5%`. Calculate
(a) mean life of the nuclei,
(b) the time in which the number of undecayed nuclei will further reduce to` 6.25%` of the reduced number.

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