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Problem
Which one of the following correctly gives the relation between the half-life
T
1
/
2
T_{1/2}
T
1/2
of a radioactive substance and 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
=
1
λ
ln
2
T_{1/2}=\dfrac{1}{\lambda\,\ln 2}
T
1/2
=
λ
ln
2
1
c)
T
1
/
2
=
ln
2
λ
T_{1/2}=\dfrac{\ln 2}{\lambda}
T
1/2
=
λ
ln
2
d)
T
1
/
2
=
λ
ln
2
T_{1/2}=\lambda\,\ln 2
T
1/2
=
λ
ln
2
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