237 Np   93   decays by α−particle emission and has a half-life of 2.20×106 years. (237Np = 237.0 g/mol) (a) What is the activity, in millicuries, of a 0.775−g sample of 237 Np   93     _____millicuries (b) Write a balanced nuclear equation for the decay of 237 Np   93

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237 Np  
93  

decays by α−particle emission and has a half-life of 2.20×106 years.

(237Np = 237.0 g/mol)

(a) What is the activity, in millicuries, of a 0.775−g sample of

237 Np  
93  

 

_____millicuries
 
(b) Write a balanced nuclear equation for the decay of

237 Np  
93  

 

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