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Find the activity of 1.00 mg of radon `Rn^222`, whose atomic mass is 222 u, given that half-life of radon is 3.8 days

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To find the activity of 1.00 mg of radon \( Rn^{222} \), we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the decay constant (\( \lambda \)) The decay constant \( \lambda \) is related to the half-life (\( t_{1/2} \)) by the formula: \[ \lambda = \frac{\ln(2)}{t_{1/2}} ...
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