[21.39] Rates of Radioactive Decay (Section)Radium-226,

Chapter 2, Problem 37E

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Problem 37E

[21.39] Rates of Radioactive Decay (Section)

Radium-226, which undergoes alpha decay, has a half-life of 1600 yr.

(a) How many alpha particles are emitted in 5.0 min by a 10.0-mg sample of 226Ra? (b) What is the activity of the sample in mCi?

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