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Consider a radioactive nucleus A which decays to a stable nucleus C through the following sequence
`A to B to C`
Here B is an intermediate nuclei which is also radioactive. Considering that there are `N_(0)` atoms of A initially , plot the praph showing the variation of number of atoms of A and B versus time.

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To solve the problem of plotting the variation of the number of atoms of radioactive nuclei A and B versus time, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Decay Process - Nucleus A decays into nucleus B, which is also radioactive, and then B decays into stable nucleus C. - Initially, we have \( N_0 \) atoms of A, and the number of atoms of B and C is zero. ### Step 2: Write the Decay Equations - The decay of A can be described by the equation: ...
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