Chapter 10, Problem 10.28E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The disintegrations per second that would take place in a sample containing $\text{4}\text{.6}\text{μ}\text{Ci}$ of radioisotope is to be calculated

Concept introduction:

The radioactive decay is measured in terms of disintegration per second $\left(\text{dps}\right)$ or disintegration per minute $\left(\text{dpm}\right)$. This indicates how much part of a radioactive isotope is reduced in per second or per minute. The relationship between curie $\left(\text{Ci}\right)$ and disintegration per second $\left(\text{dps}\right)$ is given by formula

$\text{1Ci}=\text{3}{\text{.7×10}}^{\text{10}}\text{dps}$