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A radioactive nucleus 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`. Show that the effective half-life `t` of the nucleus is given by
`1/t = 1/t_1 + 1/t_2`.

A

`t=t_1+t_2`

B

`1/t=1/(t_1)+1/(t_2)`

C

`t=(2t_1t_2)/(t_1+t_2)`

D

`t=(t_1+t_2)/2`

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B
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