Radium is a radioactive substance. It dissolves in dilute $H_{2} S O_{4}$ and forms a compound radium sulfate. The compound is:

no longer radioactive

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half as radioactive as the radium content

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as radioactive as the radium content

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twice as radioactive as the radium content

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Solution

The correct option is C as radioactive as the radium content
No decay has occurred due to dissolution of radium forming sulfate salt. thus two is no loss in radioactivity thus option C is correct.

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