A radioactive nuclide has a half-life of years

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Problem

A radioactive nuclide has a half-life of

5\,

years. Its decay constant (in

\text{yr}^{-1}

, correct to four decimal places) is (a)

0.0693

(b)

0.1386

(c)

0.2000

(d)

0.0602