Thalf= 3.82; //half-life in days, d Lambda= 0.693/(Thalf*86400); //decay constant, s^(-1) Wradon= 1.00; //weight of sample, mg MRadon= 222; //atomic mass of sample, u N= Wradon*(10^(-6))/(MRadon*(1.66*(10^(-27)))); //number of atoms R= Lambda*N; //decays/sec disp(R,"The activity of the sample, in decays/sec, is: ") //Result // The activity of the sample, in decays/sec, is: // 5.698D+12