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Answer:
Half life is 3.23 hours
Explanation:
Given
Decay rate at starting = 1160 decays per minute
Decay rate after 4 hours = 170 decays per minute
As we know know
[tex]N = N_0 *e ^{\Lambda *T}[/tex]
Substituting the given values, we get -
[tex]170 = 1160 *e ^{-4*\Lambda}\\0.1465 = e ^{-4*\Lambda}\\-0.834 = -4 * \Lambda\\\Lambda = 0.834/4\\\Lambda = 0.2085[/tex]
Also
[tex]t_{1/2} = \frac{ln2}{\Lambda}[/tex]
Substituting the given values we get -
[tex]t_{1/2} = =0.693/0.2085\\= 3.23[/tex]hours