Cadmium-107 has a half life of 6.52 hours. If you start off with sample which has an activity of 1.0 x 1010 Bq, what will the activity in Bq be after the following times (note: you can answer these questions without using Equation (40.12)? a. 6.52 hours; b. 19.6 hours; c. 3 days; d. 6 days

Cadmium-107 has a half life of 6.52 hours. If you start off with sample which has an activity of 1.0 x 1010 Bq, what will the activity in Bq be after the following times (note: you can answer these questions without using Equation (40.12)? a. 6.52 hours; b. 19.6 hours; c. 3 days; d. 6 days

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1. Cadmium-107 has a half life of 6.52 hours. If you start off with sample which has an activity of 1.0 x 1010 Bq, what will the activity in Bq
be after the following times (note: you can answer these questions without using Equation (40.12)?
a. 6.52 hours;
b. 19.6 hours;
c. 3 days;
d. 6 days

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