Tritium () undergoes radioactive decay with a standard half-life period of . What is its disintegrat — Chemical Kinetics Chemistry Question

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Tritium (${}^{3}H$) undergoes radioactive decay with a standard half-life period of $12.3 \text{ years}$. What is its disintegration constant $k$ in $\text{year}^{-1}$? Express your final answer as $X \times 10^{-2}$ and provide the value of $X$. (Use $\ln 2 \approx 0.693$)