Two radioactive samples, X and Y

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

Two radioactive samples, X and Y, each start with the same number of nuclei. From their decay curves you determine that the half-life of X is 4.0 h, while the half-life of Y is 12 h. After what elapsed time will the number of nuclei in sample Y be four times the number in sample X?

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