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If the half-life of a radioactive sample is 10 hours its mean life is

A

14.4 h

B

7.2 h

C

20 h

D

6.93 h

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A
Mean life `=("Hilf-life")/(0.6931)=(10)/(0.6931)=14.4h`
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