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The half-life of a certain radioactive species is 6.93 × 105 seconds. What is the decay constant?

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The half-life of a certain radioactive species is 6.93 × 105 seconds. What is the decay constant?  

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Decay constant λ = `0.693/("T"_{1"/"2}) = 0.693/(6.93 xx 10^5) = 10^-6`s

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