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ChemistryChemistry & Chemical ReactivityRadioactive cobalt-60 is used extensively in nuclear medicine as a γ -ray source. It is made by a neutron capture reaction from cobalt-59 and is a β emitter; β emission is accompanied by strong γ radiation. The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5.27 years. (a) How long will it take for a cobalt-60 source to decrease to one eighth of its original activity? (b) What fraction of the activity of a cobalt-60 source remains after 1.0 year?
Radioactive cobalt-60 is used extensively in nuclear medicine as a γ -ray source. It is made by a neutron capture reaction from cobalt-59 and is a β emitter; β emission is accompanied by strong γ radiation. The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5.27 years. (a) How long will it take for a cobalt-60 source to decrease to one eighth of its original activity? (b) What fraction of the activity of a cobalt-60 source remains after 1.0 year?
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Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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10th Edition
John C. Kotz + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337399074
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Radioactive cobalt-60 is used extensively in nuclear medicine as a γ-ray source. It is made by a neutron capture reaction from cobalt-59 and is a β emitter; β emission is accompanied by strong γ radiation. The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5.27 years.
(a) How long will it take for a cobalt-60 source to decrease to one eighth of its original activity?
(b) What fraction of the activity of a cobalt-60 source remains after 1.0 year?
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