Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1307: 84a

Answer

$R = 3.66 \times 10^7 Bq $

Work Step by Step

The equation of rate of decay, $R = \lambda N$ and $\lambda = \frac{ln2}{T_{1/2}}$ $R = \frac{ln2}{T_{1/2}} N$ $R = (\frac{ln2}{(1600 y)(3.15 \times 10^7 s/y )}) ( \frac{(1.00 mg) (6.022 \times 10^{23}/mol )}{226 g/mol} )$ $R = 3.66 \times 10^7 s^{-1}$ or $3.66 \times 10^7 Bq $
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