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A 5.0 mL sample of cobalt-60 used in cancer therapy contains 2.00 mCi. How many becquerels...

A 5.0 mL sample of cobalt-60 used in cancer therapy contains 2.00 mCi. How many becquerels are present? (Hint: notice that you have 2 milliCuries not Curies)

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conversion to be used:

1 Ci = 3.7*10^10 Bq

we have:

2.00 mCi = 2.00*10^-3 Ci

= 2.00*10^-3 * 3.7*10^10 Bq

= 7.40*10^7 Bq

Answer: 7.40*10^7 Bq

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