Rutherfordium-261 Has a Half-Life of 1

question 83

Multiple Choice

Rutherfordium-261 has a half-life of 1.08 min. What is the decay constant of rutherfordium?

• A) 0.0107 s^-1
• B) 0.0154 s^-1
• C) 1.87 s^-1
• D) 2.91 s^-1
• E) 0.344 s^-1

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