JEE AdvancedPhysicsAtoms and NucleiNumerical+3 / −1
To determine the half-life of a radioactive element, a student plots a graph of versus t. Here, is the rate of radioactive decay at time t. If the number of radioactive nuclei of this element decreases by a factor of p after 4.16 years, the value of p is . 

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