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In 2006, the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian dissident, was thought to be by poisoning from the rare and highly radioactive element poloniuni-2 10 (210Po). The half-life of 210Po is 138.4 yr. If 0.1 mg of210Po is present in a sample then
a. A(138.4)
b. A(276.8)
c. A(500)
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