In 1992, Swiss police arrested two men who were attempting to smuggle osmium out of Eastern Europe

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In 1992, Swiss police arrested two men who were attempting to smuggle osmium out of Eastern Europe for a clandestine sale. However, by error, the smugglers had picked up 137Cs reportedly each smuggler was carrying a 1.0 g sample of 137Cs in a pocket! In

(a) Becquerel’s and

(b) Curies, what was the activity of each sample? The isotope 137Cs has a half-life of 30.2y. (The activities of radioisotopes commonly used in hospitals range up to a few mill curies)

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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