College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30, Problem 13P
(a)
To determine
The decay constant.
(b)
To determine
The decay rate after 5 min, after another 5 min and 10 min.
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