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A radioactive sample can decay by two di...

A radioactive sample can decay by two different processes. The half-life for the first process is `T_1` and that for the second process is `T_2` Find the effective half - life T of the radioactive sample.

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`(T_1T_2)/(T_(1)+T_2)`
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