Calculate the number of proton decays

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Certain theories predict that the proton is unstable, with a half-life of about 10^32 years. Assuming that this is true, calculate the number of proton decays you would expect to occur in one year in the water of an Olympic-sized swimming pool holding  4.32 x 10^5 of water.

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