A sample of sodium-24 with an activity of 12 mCi is used to study the rate of blood flow in the circulatory sytstem. If sodium-24 has a half-life of 15 h, what is the activity after each of the following intervals? a. one half-life     b. 30h     c.    three half-lives    d. 2.5 days

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A sample of sodium-24 with an activity of 12 mCi is used to study the rate of blood flow in the circulatory sytstem. If sodium-24 has a half-life of 15 h, what is the activity after each of the following intervals?

a. one half-life     b. 30h     c.    three half-lives    d. 2.5 days

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