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Problem43 26

This document calculates the activity of 1 gram of uranium-238. It finds that 1 gram of uranium-238 undergoes 3.62×1010 decays per second, which equates to an activity of 0.98 Curies.

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Problem43 26

This document calculates the activity of 1 gram of uranium-238. It finds that 1 gram of uranium-238 undergoes 3.62×1010 decays per second, which equates to an activity of 0.98 Curies.

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dN

43.26:  λN
dt
ln 2 ln 2
λ 
T 12  3.15  10 7 s 
1620 yr  
 1yr 
11 1
λ  1.36  10 s
 6.022  10 23 atoms 
N  1 g   2.665  10 25 atoms
 226 g 
dN dec
 λN  (2.665  1025 )(1.36  1011 s 1 )  3.62  1010
dt s
 3.62  10 Bq
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Convert to Ci:
 1 Ci 
3.62  1010 Bq    0.98 Ci
 3.70  10 Bq 
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