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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The radioactive isotope plutonium-239 has a half-life of 24110 years. The decay constant of plutonium-239 is??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

half of 24110 is 12055

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 239* (1/2)^12055?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

= what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

woops i mean -239*(1/2)^12055=

OpenStudy (experimentx):

No thats incorrect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_decay

OpenStudy (experimentx):

lamda is a decay constant, it is equal to ln2/half life

OpenStudy (experimentx):

sorry for wrong information ... decay constant = ln2/(half life)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok so -239*(ln2/12055)

OpenStudy (experimentx):

no ... just (ln2/24110) and also change 24110 to seconds. ie (ln2/24110*364.25*24*60*60)

OpenStudy (experimentx):

239 is name of isotope of plutonium

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just 239? or negative

OpenStudy (experimentx):

this is you answer (ln2/(24110*364.25*24*60*60))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont need to solve?

OpenStudy (experimentx):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_decay#Half-life and also look for decay constant here ... you dont need to solve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanx

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