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QUESTION:

A radioactive substance undergoes decay as follows:

             

Calculate the first-order decay constant and the half-life of the reaction.

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QUESTION:

A radioactive substance undergoes decay as follows:

             

Calculate the first-order decay constant and the half-life of the reaction.

ANSWER:

Step 1 of 3

According to the first order reaction,

                                                               ....................(1)
Here,

= Initial mass

 = Mass of radioactive substance after some days

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