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The isotope, tritium, has a half-life of 12.3 years. Assume we have 10 kg of the substance. How much tritium will be left after 30 years?
 a. 0.20 kg
  b. 1.8 kg
  c. 0.18 kg
  d. 1.7 kg
  e. 4.1 kg

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The isotope, tritium, has a half-life of 12.3 years. Assume we have 10 kg of the substance. What will be the initial decay rate, at t = 0 (in decays/s)?
 a. 1.09  1014
  b. 1.8  10-9
  c. 5.6  108
  d. 3.6  1018
  e. 3.6  1017



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alvinum

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



Metfan725

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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