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If a vial contains 600 MBq of iodine-123 (I-123) at 12:30 (14 June 2019), how much radioactivity will be present in the vial at 14:00 on the 15 June 2019. Please input your answer in Bq and Ci.

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Chapter32: Medical Applications Of Nuclear Physics

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