The radioactive isotope I decays by electron capture. If the mass of a sample of iodine-123 decays from 50.2 micrograms to 12.6 micrograms in 26.6 hours, what is the half-life of iodine-123? Half-life = | | hours Submit Answer Retry Entire Group 4 more group attempts remaining

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