A certain amount of a sample of 96X has an activity of 0.1084 μCi. In 24.2 days, the activity of the sample has declined to 0.0864 μCi. What is the half-life (in days) of 96X?

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A certain amount of a sample of 96X has an activity of 0.1084 μCi. In 24.2 days, the activity of the sample has declined to 0.0864 μCi. What is the half-life (in days) of 96X?

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