alt-60 is radioactive and has a half life of 5.26 years. Calculate the activity of a 6.6 mg sample of cobalt-60. Give your answ in curies. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. Bq 0.8

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Calculating radioactive activity from half life
Cobalt-60 is radioactive and has a half life of 5.26 years. Calculate the activity of a 6.6 mg sample of cobalt-60. Give your answer in becquerels
and in curies. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
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Transcribed Image Text:Calculating radioactive activity from half life Cobalt-60 is radioactive and has a half life of 5.26 years. Calculate the activity of a 6.6 mg sample of cobalt-60. Give your answer in becquerels and in curies. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. Ова 09 0/5 X
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