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Natural Uranium is a mixture of _ 92 ^ 238 U and _ 92 ^ 235 U with...

Natural Uranium is a mixture of 92238U{ }_{92}^{238} \mathrm{U} and 92235U{ }_{92}^{235} \mathrm{U} with a relative mass abundance of 140:1140: 1. The ratio of radioactivity contributed by the two isotopes of natural uranium, if their half-lives are 4.5×1094.5 \times 10^9 years and 7.0×1087.0 \times 10^8 years respectively is

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  1. A99.3:0.799.3: 0.7
  2. B50.3:49.750.3: 49.7
  3. C95.6:04.495.6: 04.4
  4. Dcannot be estimated

Correct answer

C. 95.6:04.495.6: 04.4

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