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The half-life of Barium-139 is 4.96 x 10^3 seconds. A sample contains 3.21 x 10^17 nuclei. What is the decay constant for this decay?

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Answer:

[tex]\lambda=1.39\times 10^{-4}\ s^{-1}[/tex]

Explanation:

Given that,

The half-life of Barium-139 is [tex]4.96\times 10^3[/tex]

A sample contains [tex]3.21\times 10^{17}[/tex] nuclei.

We need to find the decay constant for this decay. The formula for half life is given by :

[tex]T_{1/2}=\dfrac{0.693}{\lambda}\\\\\lambda=\dfrac{0.693}{T_{1/2}}[/tex]

Put all the values,

[tex]\lambda=\dfrac{0.693}{4.96\times 10^3}\\\\=1.39\times 10^{-4}\ s^{-1}[/tex]

So, the decay constant is [tex]1.39\times 10^{-4}\ s^{-1}[/tex].

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