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A radioactive sample undergoes decay as per the following gragp. At time` t=0`, the number of undecayed nuclei is `N_(0)`. Calculate the number of nuclei left after `1 h`.
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A

`N_(0)//e^(8)`

B

`N_(0)//e^(10)`

C

`N_(0)//e^(12)`

D

`N_(0)//e^(14)`

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`A=A_(0)e^(-lambda t)`
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