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Read the Operating Instructions for the Cs/Ba-137m Isotope Generator. Place a watch glass under the radio...

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Read the Operating Instructions for the Cs/Ba-137m IsotopeGenerator. Place a watch glass under the radio nuclide cow andelute a few drops of radioactive barium 137 onto the filter paper.Place your sample under the Geiger tube immediately after elution.Any delay will result in loss of accuracy. Why?

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For Barium 137 the half life is very less So it decays veryquickly to its stable ground state by the emission of a 0662 MeVgamma rayFor Ba 137 half life t12    See Answer
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