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Author Question: How do I make the decay constant the subject in the formula T=ln(2)/decay constant? (Read 585 times)

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on: Oct 3, 2013
T = half life. Lol stuck on a physics question. I rearranged it to Decay constant = ln(2)/T ... but I have a feeling I have rearranged it wrong.


geoffrey

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Reply #1 on: Oct 3, 2013
You have rearranged it correctly.

T = In(2) / D

Move the / D across the equals sign and it becomes T x D = In(2).

Then move the T over the equals sign to give:

D = In(2) / T.

Decay = In(2) / T


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