A nuclear explosion produces (among a lot of other things) 7.9 1023 Bq of iodine-131,which has a half-life of 8.05 d,and 5.7 1021 Bq of barium-140,which has a half-life of 12.8 d.The total activity that remains after 145 d is
A) 3.5 1018 Bq
B) 1.16 1020 Bq
C) 2.2 1018 Bq
D) 5.2 1018 Bq
E) 7.3 1018 Bq
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