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In 1992, Swiss police arrested two men who were attempting to smuggle osmium out of Eastern Europe for a clan- destine sale. However, by error, the smugglers had picked up ""^(137)Cs. Reportedly, each smuggler was carrying a 1.0 g sample of ""^(137)Cs in a pocket! In (a) bequerels and (b) curies, what was the activity of each sample? The isotope ""^(137)Cs has a half-life of 30.2 y. (The activities of radioisotopes commonly used in hospitals range up to a few millicuries.)

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Answer :a. `3.2xx10^(12)Bq` B. 86 Ci


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