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1.4 Exercise 4

Avg difficulty 2.5

How many times longer than the mean life of an extremely unstable atomic nucleus is the lifetime of a human? (Hint: The lifetime of an unstable atomic nucleus is on the order of 10−22 s\text{10}^{- \text{22}} \textrm{ }\text{s}.)

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 1.4 Approximation, exercise 4

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