Iodine-131 decays by beta emission with a half-life of 8.04 days.What is the decay constant for iodine-131?
A) 5.18 × 10-3/h
B) 5.99 × 10-5/min
C) 1.44 × 10-6/s
D) 1.24× 10-1/day
E) 3.35 × 10-1/h
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