Multiple Choice
Tritium is radioactive with a half-life of 12.33 years decaying into 3He with low-energy electron emission.If we have a sample of 4.79 × 1018 tritium atoms,what is its activity in decays/second? (1 year = 3.15 × 107 s)
A) 1.23E+10 decays/second
B) 8.55E+9 decays/second
C) 2.69E+17 decays/second
D) 1.68E+17 decays/second
E) 8.55E+9 decays/second
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