If a radioactive source produces 5000 cps how many counts would be produced in 2 minutes time?

Rishad Baniya asked Feb 17, 2023

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Answer:

600000 counts produced in 2 minutes.

Explanation:

If it produces 5000 counts per second and their is 120 seconds in 2 minutes your answer is 120 times 5000 = 600000

Aya Elsisy answered Feb 22, 2023

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