The Activity of a Radioactive Sample Is the Number of Decay

question 21

Multiple Choice

The activity of a radioactive sample is the number of decay events per second. The SI unit of activity is the becquerel (1 Bq = 1/s) . An older unit for activity is the curie (1 Ci = 3.70  10¹⁰/s) . What is the activity in  Ci of a sample with an activity of 2.1 10 ⁵ Bq of radiation?

• A)7.8  10 ⁹   Ci
• B)5.7   Ci
• C)5.7  10 ^{ 12}   Ci
• D)5.7  10 ^{ 6}   Ci
• E)0.21   Ci

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