Explain polonium-218 is an alpha emitter with a half-life

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Polonium-218 is an alpha emitter with a half-life of 3.0 minutes. If a sample contains 60 mg of (atomic mass = 218.008965 ), how many alpha emissions would occur in 28.0 minutes? If the polonium were ingested by a person, to what dose of radiation (in Ci ) would the person be exposed?

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