The radioisotope phosphorus-32 is used in tracers for measuring phosphorus uptake by plants. The half-life of phosphorus-32 is 14.3 days. How many milligrams of a 62.0 milligram sample of phosphorus-32 will be lost by radioactive decay during 57.2 days? |mg

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The radioisotope phosphorus-32 is used in tracers for measuring phosphorus uptake by plants.

The half-life of phosphorus-32 is  days. How many milligrams of a 62.0 milligram sample of phosphorus-32 will be lost by radioactive decay during  days?

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The half-life of phosphorus-32 is 14.3 days. How many milligrams of a 62.0 milligram sample of phosphorus-32 will be lost by
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