Find the decay constant per second

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A freshly prepared sample of a certain radio isotope has a duty cycle of 11.6 mCi. After 3.6 hours, its activity is 8.00 mCi.

a) Find the decay constant per second.

b) find the half life in hours.

c) what is the samples activity 33.4 hours after it is prepared in mCi.

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