Which of the following statements are true about Decay rates
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Which of the following statements are true about decay rates and half-life?
True False a large decay constant implies a long half-life
True False in carbon dating, the radioactive isotope of carbon that is used is carbon-12
True False half-life is the time it takes for a radioactive sample to decay away to nothing
True False radioactive nuclei decay over time according to a quadratic decay law
True False a small decay constant means that the isotope has a high activity
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