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`Cu^(64)(" half life" =12.8 "hours" )` decay by `beta^(c-)-` emission `(38%), beta^(o+)-` emission(19%), and electron capture `(43%)`. Write the decay products and calculate partial half lives for each of the decay processes.

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`t_(1)=33.68h`
`t_(2)=67.36h`
`t_(3)=29.76h`
Where `t_(1)`, `t_(2)` and `t_(3)` are the parallel half lives for `beta^(-)` emission , `beta^(+)` emission and electron capture processes, respectively.
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