Tritium Is a Radioisotope of Hydrogen Having a Half-Life of 12.3

question 54

Multiple Choice

Tritium is a radioisotope of hydrogen having a half-life of 12.3 years. If you initially had 1.0 * 10^-7 mole of tritium, calculate the decay rate of the sample.

• A) 1.02 * 10⁸/s
• B) 1.04 * 10⁸/s
• C) 1.06 * 10⁸/s
• D) 1.08 * 10⁸/s
• E) None of the above

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