A freshly prepared sample of curium- 243 undergoes 3312 disintegrations per second. After 6.00 yr, the activity of the sample declines to 2755 disintegrations per second. The half- life of curium- 243 is Yr.
A) 0.765
B) 32.6
C) 7.21
D) 4.99
E) 22.6
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