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7. It is estimated that the Chernobyl disaster released 6.0 MCi of 137CS into the environment. Calculate the mass of 137Cs released. It was found that the half-life of 137 Cs is 30.2 years.

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Chapter31: Radioactivity And Nuclear Physics

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Problem 35PE: (a) Write the complete a decay equation for 226Ra. (b) Find the energy released in the decay.

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