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Consider an initially pure `M gm` sample of `X`, an isotope that has a half-life of `T` hour, what is its initial decay rate (`N_A` = Avogadro No, atomic weight of `X` is `A`)

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a. `7.5xx10^(16)s^(-1);` b. `4.9xx10^(16)s^(-1)`
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