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If `12g` of a sample is taken, then `6g` of a sample decays in `1 hr`. Find the amount of sample showing decay in next hour.

A

3g

B

1g

C

2g

D

6g

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A
Half-life is 1 hr and thus in each half-life, half of the sample decays.
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