How much time is required for a 6.75 mg sample of 51Cr to decay to 0.700 mg if it has a half-life of 27.8 days?
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693 / t_half, where t_half is the half-life of 51Cr which is 27.8 days. λ = 0.693 / 27.8 λ ≈ 0.0250 Show more…
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