Bromine has a half-life of 36 hours. A sample containing Br-82 was found to have an activity of 1.4x10^5 disintegrations/min. How many grams of Br-82 were present in the sample? Assume that there were no other radioactive nuclides in the sample.
Bromine has a half-life of 36 hours. A sample containing Br-82 was found to have an activity of 1.4x10^5 disintegrations/min. How many grams of Br-82 were present in the sample? Assume that there were no other radioactive nuclides in the sample.
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Bromine has a half-life of 36 hours. A sample containing Br-82 was found to have an activity of 1.4x10^5 disintegrations/min. How many grams of Br-82 were present in the sample? Assume that there were no other radioactive nuclides in the sample.
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