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Calculate the activity due to 4C in 1 . 00 kg of carbon found in a...

Calculate the activity due to 4C in 1 . 00 kg of carbon found in a living organism . Express the activity in units of Bq and Ci . It is known , that the half - life of 4C is 5730 years.

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