Determine the amount of required to provide a source of particles of activity milli-curie. (in grams)
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Half life of polonium is days.
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1 c u r i e ( C i ) = 3 . 7 × 1 0 1 0 atoms decaying per second.
In terms of m o l and half life t 2 1 :
1 C i = ( ln 2 ) N A 3 . 7 × 1 0 1 0 × t 2 1 m o l
where N A = 6 . 0 2 2 1 × 1 0 2 3 / m o l is the Avogadro constant.
For 2 1 0 P o , 1 m o l = 2 1 0 g , t 2 1 = 1 3 8 d a y s and one α particle for one atom decayed,
⇒ 5 m C i = ln 2 × 6 . 0 2 2 1 × 1 0 2 3 3 . 7 × 1 0 1 0 × 1 3 8 × 2 4 × 6 0 × 6 0 × 0 . 0 0 5 = 1 . 1 1 × 1 0 − 6 g