Estimate the initial activity of 1.00 g of polonium-210

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

1. Estimate the initial activity of 1.00 g of polonium-210. The half-life of polonium-210 is 138 days. (1) Estimate the initial activity of 1.00 g of polonium-210. The half-life of polonium-210 is 138 days. (2) Polonium-210 decays into lead-206 by alpha decay. Estimate the mass of lead produced after 31 days.

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