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A radioactive nucleus can decay by two different processes. The half lives of the first and second decay processes are `5 xx 10^(3)` and `10^(5)` years respectively, Then, the effective half-life of the nucleus is,

A

`105 xx 10^(5)`

B

4762 yrs

C

104 yrs

D

47.6 yrs

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