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Calculate the specific activities of `Na^(24) & U^(235)` nuclides whose half lives are `15` hours and `7.1xx10^(8)` years respectively.

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The correct Answer is:
`(N_(A))/(24)xx(0.693)/(15xx60xx60)= 3.2 xx10^(17) dps`
& `(N_(A))/(235)xx(0.693)/(7.1xx10^(8)xx365xx86400)= 0.8xx10^(5) dps`
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