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Calculate activity and decay constants

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Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 3

Remaining nuclei after half-lives

A source in a stellar core model starts with \(2200\) undecayed nuclei. Its half-life is \(9\,\text{h}\). Calculate nuclei remaining after \(3\) half-lives. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the quantum or nuclear physics.

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