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Problem
Which of the following expressions correctly gives the activity
A
A
A
of a radioactive sample in terms of its decay constant
λ
\lambda
λ
and the number of undecayed nuclei
N
N
N
? a)
−
λ
N
-\lambda N
−
λ
N
b)
0.693
λ
N
0.693\,\lambda N
0.693
λ
N
c)
λ
N
\lambda N
λ
N
d)
N
λ
\dfrac{N}{\lambda}
λ
N
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