Question: the 2 1 0 Po source used in a physics laboratory is labeled as having an activity of 1 . 0 microCurie ( uCi )

the 210Po source used in a physics laboratory is labeled as having an activity of 1.0 microCurie (uCi) on the date it was prepared. A student measures the radioactivity of this source with a Geiger counter and observes 1500 counts per second. She notices that the source was prepared 72 days before her lab. What fraction (in %) of the decays is she observing with her apparatus? 1 Ci=3.7*1010 disintegrations per second half-life of 210Po=138.376 days

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