Ten grams of 57Co kept in an open container beta decays with a half-life of 270 days. The weight of the material inside the container after 540 days will be very nearly 

(a) 10g 

(b) 5g 

(c) 2.5g 

(d) 1.25g.

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(a) The weight of the material inside the container after 540 days will be very nearly  10g.

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