Question

define decay constant.​

Answer 1

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The constant ratio for the number of atoms of a radionuclide that decay in a given period of time compared with the total number of atoms of the same kind present at the beginning of that period

Answer 2

Answer:

Decay constant, proportionality between the size of a population of radioactive atoms and the rate at which the population decreases because of radioactive decay. ... The relationship between the half-life, T1/2, and the decay constant is given by T1/2 = 0.693/λ.

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