Q. 13.10 The half-life of is 28 years. What is the disintegration rate of 15 mg of this isotope?
T1/2=28 years
The number of atoms in 15 mg of is
N=1.00381020
The disintegration rate will be
=-1.003810207.8510-10
=-7.881010 s-1
The disintegration rate is therefore 7.881010 decay s-1.