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General Physics

Define half life period and decay constant of radioactive substance. Write the S.I. units.

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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Dear student

Half-life period is defined as the time in which the concentration of the reactant is becomes equal to the half of the initial concentration. of reactant. s. i. unit is for first order reaction is per sec. Decay constant is also known as disintegration constant

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