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    This document discusses radioactive decay calculations for manganese exposed to alpha particles. It provides the decay rate of manganese exposed for 1 hour as 7300/s, calculated from the alpha emission rate, number of manganese atoms per area, cross-sectional area, and decay constant. It also calculates the number of cobalt atoms produced after 1 hour of irradiation as approximately 2.5×1011.

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    This document discusses radioactive decay calculations for manganese exposed to alpha particles. It provides the decay rate of manganese exposed for 1 hour as 7300/s, calculated from the alpha emission rate, number of manganese atoms per area, cross-sectional area, and decay constant. It also calculates the number of cobalt atoms produced after 1 hour of irradiation as approximately 2.5×1011.

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    Assignment 3: Radioactive Decay

    7.
    1 µA = 6.2× 1012 charge/s ⇒ 3.1× 1012 α/s
    200 mb = 200×10-27 cm2
    Only stable isotope of Manganese is 55Mn.
    # of Mn/cm2 = (10mg/cm2)/(54.9 g/mol)×(6.02×1023 #/mol)
    = 1.10×1020 #/ cm2
    R = INσ = (3.1× 1012 α/s)×( 1.10×1020 #/ cm2)×( 200×10-27 cm2 )
    ＝6.8×107 #/s
    For 1-h irradiation time, t << t1/2,
    NCo(t) ≈ Rt = 2.5×1011
    A(t) = λNCo(t) ≈ Rλt = 7300/s

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