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The radioacitve decay of an element is shown in the graph.
a. What is the sort of functional decay shown here?
b. What is the change in activity in equal intervals of time?
c. Find the half-life.
d. Can you find the decay constant? If so, what is its value ?

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a. Exponential decay
b. y decreases by the same ratio
c. Approximately 70s.
d . Hint : Apply `lambda = (0.931)/(T_(1/2))`
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