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Problem
For a particular isotope, plotting
ln
A
\ln A
ln
A
against time yields a straight line with slope
−
0.025
s
−
1
-0.025\,\text{s}^{-1}
−
0.025
s
−
1
. Calculate the half-life of the isotope. a)
40
s
40\,\text{s}
40
s
b)
28
s
28\,\text{s}
28
s
c)
0.025
s
0.025\,\text{s}
0.025
s
d)
12
s
12\,\text{s}
12
s
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