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Grade 12th passMechanics

the half life time of an atom of a radioactive sample is?

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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9 Years ago
half-life usually describes the decay of discrete entities, such as radioactive atoms. In that case, it does not work to use the definition that states half-life is the time required for exactly half of the entities to decay.
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
and thus the answer is ln(2)/\lambdaI think it is the 2nd option ….The above answer is the definition of the half-life time of the atom