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Half life of a certain radioactive element is 3-465 days. Find its disintegration constant.

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To find the disintegration constant (λ) of a radioactive element given its half-life (T₁/₂), we can use the following formula: \[ \lambda = \frac{\ln(2)}{T_{1/2}} \] Where: - \(\ln(2)\) is the natural logarithm of 2, approximately equal to 0.6931. ...
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