A radioisotope of iodine, 131I, is used to study thyroid function. A patient is given a sample that is 1.70 × 10−4 M 131I. If the half-life is 8.04 days, what fraction of the radioactivity remains after 38.0 days? Radioactive decay is a first-order process.
A radioisotope of iodine, 131I, is used to study thyroid function. A patient is given a sample that is 1.70 × 10−4 M 131I. If the half-life is 8.04 days, what fraction of the radioactivity remains after 38.0 days? Radioactive decay is a first-order process.
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A radioisotope of iodine, 131I, is used to study thyroid function. A patient is given a sample that is 1.70 × 10−4 M 131I. If the half-life is 8.04 days, what fraction of the radioactivity remains after 38.0 days? Radioactive decay is a first-order process.
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