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    HalfLife when quantity is not given

    Homework Statement "Tritium is the basic fuel of hydrogen bombs and is used to increase the power for fission bombs . . . In a basic atom bomb (or reactor), plutonium atoms are split, or fissioned, to release energy, but the fission can be promoted with a small amount of tritium because it...
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    Capacitor Discharge: Calculating Rate of Voltage Change and Time

    Homework Statement When a condenser discharges electricity, the instantaneous rate of change of the voltage is proportional to the voltage in the condenser. Suppose you have a discharging condenser and the instantaneous rate of change of the voltage is 1/100 of the voltage (in volts per...
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