A glass container holds equal numbers of atoms of phosphorus 30 with a half-life of 2.5 minutes and of nitrogen 13 with a half-life of 10 minutes.After 20 minutes the ratio of the number of nitrogen atoms remaining to the number of phosphorus atoms remaining is
A) .
B) .
C) .
D)64.
E)256.

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A glass container holds equal numbers of atoms of phosphorus 30 with a half-life of 2.5 minutes and of nitrogen 13 with a half-life of 10 minutes.After 20 minutes the ratio of the number of nitrogen atoms remaining to the number of phosphorus atoms remaining is
A) . 
B) . 
C) . 
D)64. 
E)256.

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The Answer of A glass container holds equal numbers of atoms of phosphorus 30 with a half-life of 2.5 minutes and of nitrogen 13 with a half-life of 10 minutes.After 20 minutes the ratio of the number of nitrogen atoms remaining to the number of phosphorus atoms remaining is
A) . 
B) . 
C) . 
D)64. 
E)256.

A Glass Container Holds Equal Numbers of Atoms of Phosphorus