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A certain substance has a half-life of 5.0 hours. How many nuclei of the substance are required to give an initial activity of 6.0 μCi? 1 Ci = 3.7 × A certain substance has a half-life of 5.0 hours. How many nuclei of the substance are required to give an initial activity of 6.0 μCi? 1 Ci = 3.7 × Bq. A) 5.8 × 10<sup>9</sup> B) 8.5 × 10<sup>8</sup> C) 6.3 × 10<sup>8</sup> D) 3.2 × 10<sup>9</sup> E) 2.4 × 10<sup>9</sup> Bq.


A) 5.8 × 109
B) 8.5 × 108
C) 6.3 × 108
D) 3.2 × 109
E) 2.4 × 109

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