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    How long does it take for the activity of the radionuclide to decrease by 50%?

    Homework Statement The activity (decays per second) of a certain radionuclide is observed to decrease by 87.5% in 30 hours. What is the half-life of the radionuclide? Homework Equations (1) A(t) = A_{0}e^{-λt} (2) T(1/2) = 0.693/λ The Attempt at a Solution I'm just stuck on...
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    Astrophysics: Number of pp-reactions occuring in the Sun

    Homework Statement Calculate the number of proton-proton reactions that occur in the Sun each second. For simplicity consider only the energy generation produced by the PPI chain. Consider that the Sun produces its energy in a steady state from the pp chain. Homework Equations...
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