The isotope, tritium {H, has a half-life of 12.3 years. Assume we have 10 kg of thesubstance.18a) What will be the initial decay rate (t = 0) in Curie?b) What will be the decay rate after one year?

a) The initial number of atoms in the sample can be found using the equation,

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The isotope, tritium {H, has a half-life of 12.3 years. Assume we have 10 kg of the substance. 18 a) What will be the initial decay rate (t = 0) in Curie? b) What will be the decay rate after one year?