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The activity of a freshly prepared radio-active sample is 1010 disintegrations per second, whose mean life is 109s. The mass of an atom of this radio-isotope is 1025 kg. The mass (in mg) of the radioactive sample is
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 1

A
1
B
2
C
4
D
3
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dNN=λN
Therefore, N=1019 atoms
Mass of sample =1025×1019kg=1mg

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