Na-24 is used in medicine to study the circulatory system. If one gram of Na-24 decomposes by beta emission to 1/8 gram in 45 hours, what is the half-life of Na-24?

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A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.