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Problem
A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 5 days. Which of the following is its decay constant
k
k
k
(in
day
−
1
\text{day}^{-1}
day
−
1
)? a)
ln
2
5
\dfrac{\ln 2}{5}
5
ln
2
b)
−
5
ln
2
-\dfrac{5}{\ln 2}
−
ln
2
5
c)
−
ln
2
5
-\dfrac{\ln 2}{5}
−
5
ln
2
d)
−
1
10
-\dfrac{1}{10}
−
10
1
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