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What is the decay constant for y = 8 e^( 6t)

Solution

The number of atoms of an element that are left as it undergoes raioactive decay is expressed as an equation of the form:

y = y0 * e^(kt) where k is called the decay constant, time is the time that has passed and y0 is the number of atoms present at time t .

Here we have y = 8 e^( 6t)

So the decay constant is 6.