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Starting with 10 g of a radioactive substance 0.1 gis left after 10 days. The rate constant for the decay is:

A

`0.9212"day"^(-1)`

B

`0.4606"day"^(-1)`

C

`100"day"^(-1)`

D

`0.001"day"^(-1)`

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