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+// Ex18_3 Page:348 (2014)
+clc;clear;
+N_A = 6.02e+023; // Avogadro number, atoms/mol
+M = 14; // Gram atomic mass of C-14, g
+t_half = 5570*365*24*60*60; // Half life of C-14, s
+lambda = 0.693/t_half; // Decay constant of Au-198, per sec
+A = 2e-003*3.7e+010; // Activity of C-14, decays per sec
+N = 1/lambda*A; // The number of nuclei in the C-14 sample
+m = N*M/N_A; // Mass of N atoms of C-14, g
+printf("\nThe mass of 2 mCi of radioactive C-14 = %4.2e g", m);
+
+// Result
+// The mass of 2 mCi of radioactive C-14 = 4.36e-004 g \ No newline at end of file