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    The Isotope, Tritium, Has a Half-Life of 12
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The Isotope, Tritium, Has a Half-Life of 12

Question 7

Question 7

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The isotope, tritium, has a half-life of 12.3 years. Assume we have 10 kg of the substance. What will be the disintegration constant (in s−1) ?


A) 5.6 × 10−2
B) 5.6 × 108
C) 3.2 × 107
D) 1.8 × 10−9
E) 1.6 × 106

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