The activity of a sample of the cesium isotope 137 Cs, with a half-life of 30 years,
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The activity of a sample of the cesium isotope 137Cs, with a half-life of 30 years, is 2.0 × 108 Bq. Many years later, after the sample has fully decayed, how many beta particles will have been emitted?
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