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Problem 6.226

The specific activity of a preparation consisting of radioactive Co58\mathrm{Co}^{58} and nonradioactive Co59\mathrm{Co}^{59} is equal to 2.21012dis/(sg)2.2 \cdot 10^{12} \mathrm{dis} /(\mathrm{s} \cdot \mathrm{g}). The half-life of Co58\mathrm{Co}^{58} is 71.3 days. Find the ratio of the mass of radioactive cobalt in that preparation to the total mass of the preparation (in per cent).

Reveal Answer
0.19%0.19 \%