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An isotope has a mass of 120 mg after 2 days and 75 mg after 9 days. If the decay is exponential, which value best approximates the decay constant
k
k
k
(in day
−
1
^{-1}
−
1
)? a)
0.067
0.067
0.067
b)
−
0.078
-0.078
−
0.078
c)
−
0.067
-0.067
−
0.067
d)
−
0.029
-0.029
−
0.029
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