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A freshly prepared sample of a certain radioactive isotope has an activity of 10 mCi. After 4.0 h its activity is 8.00 mCi. (a) Find the decay constant and half-life (b) How many atoms of the isotope were contained in the freshly prepared sample? (c) What is the sample's activity 30.0 h after it is prepared?

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