Which of the following statements regarding nuclear decay is NOT correct?
A) Radioactive decay is a random process.
B) All nuclei of a radionuclide decay at the same rate.
C) Nuclear decay always follows first-order kinetics.
D) A large number of nuclei is generally required to determine the half-life of a radionuclide.
E) In general, the more unstable the radionuclide, the shorter the half-life.
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