Determine the half-life, nearest tenth, for a radionuclide that has a degradation rate constant equal to 0.0200 hours^-1.
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Step 1: Recall the formula for the decay of a radioactive substance: N(t) = N0 * e^(-kt) where N(t) is the amount of the substance at time t, N0 is the initial amount of the substance, k is the decay rate constant, and e is the base of the natural logarithm. Show more…
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