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Which expression correctly relates the half-life
t
1
/
2
t_{1/2}
t
1/2
of a radioactive nuclide to its decay constant
λ
\lambda
λ
? a)
t
1
/
2
=
λ
ln
2
t_{1/2}=\dfrac{\lambda}{\ln 2}
t
1/2
=
ln
2
λ
b)
t
1
/
2
=
ln
2
λ
t_{1/2}=\ln 2\,\lambda
t
1/2
=
ln
2
λ
c)
t
1
/
2
=
ln
2
λ
t_{1/2}=\dfrac{\ln 2}{\lambda}
t
1/2
=
λ
ln
2
d)
t
1
/
2
=
1
λ
t_{1/2}=\dfrac{1}{\lambda}
t
1/2
=
λ
1
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