Submitted by not_natty t3_11obz62 in askscience
Ridley_Himself t1_jbu8224 wrote
Yes. Radioactive decay can also be expressed by a decay constant, λ, which is effectively an instantaneous decay rate (relative to the amount present).
λ=ln(2)/t1/2.
It gets a bit more complicated with Y-90 since it is itself a decay product of Sr-90, so it will be produced at the same time it decays.
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