A 1.00-mg sample of substance of atomic mass 59.934 u emits particles with an activity of
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A 1.00-mg sample of substance of atomic mass 59.934 u emits β particles with an activity of 1.131 Ci. Find the decay constant for this substance in s–1 and its half-life in years.
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