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Question 1

A radioactive sample has an initial activity of 2.00 × 106 cpm (counts per minute), and after 4.0 days, its activity is 9.0 × 105 cpm. What is its activity after 31 days?

8.3 cpm
4.1 × 103 cpm
4.9 × 102 cpm
1.0 × 10–9 cpm
None of these are correct.

Question 2

A sample of wood from an Egyptian mummy case gives a count of 7.0 cpm/gC (counts per minute per gram of carbon). How old is the wood? (The initial decay rate of is 15.3 cpm/g C, and its half-life is 5730 years.)

3233 yr
8965 yr
6465 yr
7515 yr
None of these are correct.


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Marked as best answer by jasdeep_brar on Mar 21, 2021

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jasdeep_brar

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Reply 2 on: Mar 21, 2021
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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