Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1303: 28b

Answer

$$ 1.4 \times 10^{14} / \mathrm{y} $$

Work Step by Step

Eq. $42-20$ leads to $$ R=\frac{N \ln 2}{T_{1 / 2}}=\frac{5 \times 10^{18} \ln 2}{2.41 \times 10^{4} \mathrm{y}}=1.4 \times 10^{14} / \mathrm{y} $$
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