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Nuclear Science Calculate the activity of Cf252 in mCi after 10 years, if its current activity...

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Calculate the activity of Cf252 in mCi after 10 years, if its current activity is 100 Bq

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The half life of 252Cf is

The decay constant is

The activity of the substance after time t is

or

Substituting values

Using

Using 10-3Ci=1mCi we get

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