Selenium-82 undergoes double beta decay: 82 Se 34 → Kr + 2 je + 27 This low-probability process occurs with a half-life of 3.5 x 1027 s, one of the longest half-lives ever measured. Estimate the activity in an 82.0-g (1.00 mol) sample of this isotope. How many 82Se nuclei decay in a day?

Selenium-82 undergoes double beta decay: 82 Se 34 → Kr + 2 je + 27 This low-probability process occurs with a half-life of 3.5 x 1027 s, one of the longest half-lives ever measured. Estimate the activity in an 82.0-g (1.00 mol) sample of this isotope. How many 82Se nuclei decay in a day?

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Selenium-82 undergoes double beta decay:
82 Se
34
→ Kr + 2 je + 27
This low-probability process occurs with a half-life of
3.5 x 1027 s, one of the longest half-lives ever measured.
Estimate the activity in an 82.0-g (1.00 mol) sample of this
isotope. How many 82Se nuclei decay in a day?

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