A radioactive source has an initial activity of and a decay constant of .

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Problem

A radioactive source has an initial activity of 2.5×104 Bq2.5\times10^{4}\,\text{Bq} and a decay constant of 0.0040 s−10.0040\,\text{s}^{-1}. (i) Find the exact number of disintegrations that occur in the next 200 s. (ii) If the activity were mistakenly assumed to remain constant at its initial value during this period, what percentage error would be made in estimating the total disintegrations?

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