Iron-58 and bismuth-209 fuse into a large nucleus plus a neutron. Write the reaction equation and determine the identity of the resulting nucleus. 2. A Geiger counter registers a count rate of 4,000 counts per minute from a sample of a radioisotope. Twelve minutes later, the count rate is 1,000 counts per minute. What is the half-life of the radioisotope?

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1. Iron-58 and bismuth-209 fuse into a large nucleus plus a
neutron. Write the reaction equation and determine the
identity of the resulting nucleus.


2. A Geiger counter registers a count rate of 4,000 counts per
minute from a sample of a radioisotope. Twelve minutes
later, the count rate is 1,000 counts per minute. What is the
half-life of the radioisotope?

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