Which expression gives the half-life of a nuclide that decays according to…

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Problem

Which expression gives the half-life

t_{1/2}

of a nuclide that decays according to first-order kinetics, in terms of the decay constant

k

? (a)

t_{1/2}=0.301/k

(b)

t_{1/2}=1/k

(c)

t_{1/2}=\dfrac{1}{k\ln 2}

(d)

t_{1/2}=0.693/k