Question

The half-life of radium-226 is 1,600 years and the half-life of carbon-14 is 5,730 years. in one to two sentences, mathematically prove that the decay constant for radium-226 is larger than the decay constant for carbon-14.

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Answer 1

Explanation:

-226 of 1600

-14 of 5730

-226×16÷100= -36.16

-14×57.3÷100= -802.2

Answer 2

The decay constant for radium-226 is larger than the decay constant for carbon-14.

What is decay constant?

Decay constant of radioactive substance is its probability of decay per unit time.

Decay constant for radium-226 is $1.4*10^{-11} /sec$  and for carbon-14 is $3.8*10^{-12} /sec$.

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