A Geiger counter is set to click once for every 100 disinte- grations that it detects. The counter registers 20 clicks per second for a sample of an unknown isotope. What is the activity of the sample in Ci? In µCi?

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14.70 Round your answers to 6 decimal places. Box your final answers. 

14.70 A Geiger counter is set to click once for every 100 disinte-
grations that it detects. The counter registers 20 clicks per
second for a sample of an unknown isotope. What is the
activity of the sample in Ci? In µμCi?
Transcribed Image Text:14.70 A Geiger counter is set to click once for every 100 disinte- grations that it detects. The counter registers 20 clicks per second for a sample of an unknown isotope. What is the activity of the sample in Ci? In µμCi?
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