Question

PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE QUESTION

The half-life of Barium-139 is 4.96 x 10^3 seconds. A sample contains 3.21 x 10^17 nuclei. What is the decay constant for this decay?

A) 1.67 x 10^-4 s^-1

B) 5.43 x 10^-4 s^-1

C) 1.40 x 10^-4 s^-1

D) 2.22 x 10^-4 s^-1

Answer 1

OPTION C is the correct answer.