The radioactive isotope tritium decays with a first-order rate constant k of 0.056 year 1. What fraction of the tritium initially in a sample is still present {X} years later

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Problem 13.51QE: The half-life of tritium, 3H, is 12.26 years. Tritium is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen. (a)...
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The radioactive isotope tritium decays with a first-order rate constant k of 0.056
year 1. What fraction of the tritium initially in a sample is still present {X} years later?
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