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The first-order rate constant for the decay of the radioactive isotope tritium is 0.056 year-1 What fraction of the tritium initially in a sample is still present 50 years later?
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N = N0 X e ^ (-kb X t)
where:
NO the initial amount = 100
kb is the constant = 0.056
t is the time = 50
I get 6.1 after 50 years.
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