The half-life of a radioisotope is

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The half-life of a radioisotope is 10 h10\,\text{h}. How long will it take for its mass to reduce to one-eighth of the original? (a) 40 h40\,\text{h} (b) 26 h26\,\text{h} (c) 30 h30\,\text{h} (d) 20 h20\,\text{h}

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