Problem 49845. Decay Constant
The half-life of a decaying radioactive isotope is given. Please determine its decay constant in the unit of per-second. Note: one year is defined as 365 days not 365.25 days.
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Tim
on 1 Feb 2021
I think you meant to say "one year is defined as 365.25 days, not 365 days" (in which case you might want to make it 365.2425 days, or 365.2422).
Armando Longobardi
on 12 Oct 2022
May I suggest adding more info about radioactive decay?
This wikipedia link should be sufficient: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_decay#Half-life
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