Find the probabtlity that a particular nucleus of 
will undergo beta decay in any 
period. The half-life of 
is 37.2 min
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Sol. Convert the half-life from minutes to seconds:
Calculate the decay constant 
:
Calculate the probability that a nucleus decays in 1.00 s :
where 
.
Calculate the exponent:
(using the approximation 
for small 
)
Calculate the probability:
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