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A radiactive isotope of `""^(197)Hg` decays into `""^(197)Au` with a decay constant 0.0108 per hour. Calculate the half life. What amount of the sample will remain at the end of
a. three half-lives
b. 10 days .

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64.2 hours, 0.125 `N_c`, 0.0749 `N_0`
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