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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
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Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
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30-1: Nuclear Properties
30-2: Binding Energy
30-3 to 30-7: Radioactive Decay
30-8 to 30-11: Half-Life, Decay Rates, Decay Series, Dating

Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 38
Q
  1. What is the decay constant of 92238U{^{238}_{92}\textrm{U}} whose half-life is 4.5×109 yr4.5 \times 10^9 \textrm{ yr}?
  2. The decay constant of a given nucleus is 3.2×105 s13.2 \times 10^{-5} \textrm{ s}^{-1}. What is its half-life?
A
  1. 1.5×1010 yr11.5 \times 10^{10} \textrm{ yr}^{-1}
  2. 6.0 hr6.0 \textrm{ hr}
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