The half-life of Ra-226 is 1.60 x 10^3 years = 5.05 x 10^10 s Find k What is the activity in curies of a 1.00 g sample? What is the mass in grams of a Ra-226 sample that has an activity of 00 x 109 atoms/min?

The half-life of Ra-226 is 1.60 x 10^3 years = 5.05 x 10^10 s Find k What is the activity in curies of a 1.00 g sample? What is the mass in grams of a Ra-226 sample that has an activity of 00 x 109 atoms/min?

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The half-life of Ra-226 is 1.60 x 10^3 years = 5.05 x 10^10 s

- Find k
- What is the activity in curies of a 1.00 g sample?
- What is the mass in grams of a Ra-226 sample that has an activity of 00 x 109 atoms/min?

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