Answer the following:

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

Answer the following: (a) Define the term activity of a radioactive sample and state its SI unit. (b) Name two commonly used non-SI units of activity and write their equivalent values in becquerel. (c) Explain qualitatively how the activity of a sample changes with (i) the number of undecayed nuclei present and (ii) the decay constant of the nuclide.

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