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Molecules of a toxic chemical eventually decompose into inert substances. Suppose the decomposition time is exponentially distributed with a mean of 1/lambda. The half-life of such a persistent poison is that time beyond which the probability is .50 that a particular molecule will remain toxic. Find the half-life for chemicals whose molecules have an average decomposition time of(a) 6 years(b) 40 years(c) 344 years(d) 5584 years

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