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    Undergrad Can a Decay Constant be bigger than 1?

    No, the word definition 'The probability of a nucleus decaying per unit time'
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    Undergrad Can a Decay Constant be bigger than 1?

    So is the definition I gave for the decay constant completely correct?
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    Undergrad Can a Decay Constant be bigger than 1?

    Oh I see now. Thanks.
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    Undergrad Can a Decay Constant be bigger than 1?

    But what does 100/year mean exactly? The definition 'The probability of a nucleus decaying per unit time' doesn't seem to explain this.
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    Undergrad Can a Decay Constant be bigger than 1?

    Decay Constant, as it says on my revision sheet is defined as 'The probability of a nucleus decaying per unit time'. Does it mean that it can't be greater than 1? Otherwise, doesn't that imply that a nucleus is most certainly going to decay(greater than 100% chance within a certain period...