A radioactive element X has a half-life of 30 hours. It decays via alpha, beta and gamma emissions with

A radioactive element X has a half-life of 30 hours. It decays via alpha, beta and gamma emissions with

Q. A radioactive element X has a half-life of 30 hours. It decays via alpha, beta and gamma emissions with the branching ratio for beta decay being 0.75. The partial half-life for beta decay in unit of hours is           

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