Radon-222 has a half-life of 3.8 days. What mass of radon-222 would have a decay rate of 2220 Bq? Considering that radon-222 decays via alpha radiation, ALSO write the complete nuclear decay equation.
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. Radon-222 has a half-life of 3.8 days. What mass of radon-222 would have a decay rate of 2220 Bq? Considering that radon-222 decays via alpha radiation, ALSO write the complete
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