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The decay constant of a radioactive sample is 1/α. The half life will be ............. and mean life will be ........... .

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Step 1: The decay constant \( \lambda \) is given by \( \lambda = \frac{1}{\alpha} \).
Step 2: The half-life \( T_{1/2} \) is related to the decay constant by the formula:
\( T_{1/2} = \frac{\ln(2)}{\lambda} = \frac{\ln(2) \cdot \alpha}{1} = \alpha \ln(2) \).
Step 3: The mean life \( \tau \) is given by the relation:
\( \tau = \frac{1}{\lambda} = \alpha \).
Therefore, the half-life will be \( \alpha \ln(2) \) and the mean life will be \( \alpha \).

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