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+//To calculate the Activity of Copper
+//Example 46.4
+
+clear;
+
+clc;
+
+Na=6*10^23;//Avagadro's Number
+
+m=1*10^-6;//Mass of the Copper Sample in grams
+
+M=63.5;//Atomic Weight of Copper
+
+N=Na*m/M;//Number of Atoms in i microgram of Copper
+
+l=1.516*10^-5;//Decay Constant for Copper
+
+Act=l*N;//Activity of the Copper Sample in disintegrations/s
+
+printf("Activity of 1 microgram of Copper Sample = %.3f Ci",Act/(3.7*10^10));//1Ci = 3.7*10^10 disintegrations/s