Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.51QE
The half-life of tritium, 3H, is 12.26 years. Tritium is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen.
- (a) What is the rate constant for the radioactive decay of tritium, in y−1 and s−1?
- (b) What percentage of the original tritium is left after 61.3 years?
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