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Consider two nuclei of the same radioactive nucclide . One of the nuclei was created in a supernova explsion 5 billions year ago . The probability of decay during the next time is

A

different for each nuclei

B

nuclei created in explosion decays first

C

nuclei created in the reactor decays first

D

Independent of the time of creation

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D
Radioactivity decay does not depend upon the time of creation.
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