dN

43.24: a)   500 Ci  (500  10 6 )(3.70  1010 s 1 )

dt
dN dt  1.85  10 7 dec s
ln 2 ln 2 ln 2
T1 2  λ   6.69  10 7 s
λ T1 2 12 d (86,400 s d)
dN dN dt 1.85  107 dec / s
 λN  N    2.77  1013 nuclei
dt λ 6.69  10  7 s 1
The mass of this many 131 Ba nuclei is
m  2.77  1013 nuclei  (131  1.66  1027 kg nucleus )
 6.0  10 12 kg  6.0  10 9 g  6.0 ng
(b)  A  A0e  λt
1μ Ci  (500 μ Ci) e  λt
ln (1/ 500)  λt
ln (1 500) ln(1 500)
t 
λ 6.69  10 7 s 1
 1d 
 9.29  106 s   108 days
 86,400 s 