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The straight-line plot of versus for a certain isotope has a slope of
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
The straight-line plot of
ln
N
\ln N
ln
N
versus
t
t
t
for a certain isotope has a slope of
−
0.04
s
−
1
-0.04\,\text{s}^{-1}
−
0.04
s
−
1
. Calculate its half-life, giving your answer to two significant figures.
Related theory
Radioactivity
Nuclear physics
Radioactive decay
Nuclei
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