Provided in the table below are two isotopes and their corresponding half-life periods. Which isotope decays the fastest and which isotope is the most stable ?
Isotope Half-life period Vanadium - 50 6.0×1015 Years Uranium - 235 7.1×108 Years
A) Vanadium - 50 decays the fastest and is the most stable.
B) Vanadium - 50 decays the fastest and Uranium - 235 is the most stable.
C) Uranium - 235 decays the fastest and is the most stable.
D) Uranium - 235 decays the fastest and Vanadium - 50 is the most stable.
E) They both decay at the same rate and Vanadium - 50 is the most stable.
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