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A radioactive sample S1 having an activity 5μCi has twice the
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A radioactive sample S1 having an activity 5μCi has twice the number of nuclei as another sample S2 which has an activity of 10μCi. The half-lives of S1 and S2 can be

A
20 years and 5 years, respectively

B
20 years and 10 years, respectively

C
10 years each

D
5 years each

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A radioactive sample S1 having an activity 5μCi has twice the number of nuclei as another sample S2 which has an activity of 10μCi. The half-lives of S1 and S2 can be
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