UNIVERSE LL W/SAPLINGPLUS MULTI SEMESTER
UNIVERSE LL W/SAPLINGPLUS MULTI SEMESTER
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The changes in the universe if 8Be having half-life 2.6×1016 had a zero half-life. Also what if 8Be nucleus were stable and did not decay. Given that the half-life is the average time that elapses before it decays into alpha particles.

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