Chemistry (7th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - Nuclear Chemistry - Worked Example - Page 817: 6

Answer

0.181/day

Work Step by Step

Half-life $t_{1/2}=3.82\,d$ Decay constant $k=\frac{\ln 2}{t_{1/2}}=\frac{0.693}{3.82\,d}=0.181\,d^{-1}$
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