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At t = 0, a sample is placed in a reacto...

At t = 0, a sample is placed in a reactor. An unstable nuclide is produced at a constant rate R in the sample by neutron absorption. This nuclide `beta` - decays with half life `tau`. Find the time required to produce 80% of the equilibrium quantity of this unstable nuclide.

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`t = (l n 5)/(1n2)tau`
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