SOLUTION: Iodine - 131 is a radioactive isotope used in medicine. Its half-life or decay rate of 50% is 8 day. If a patiend is given 25mg of iodine - 131, how much would be left after 32 day

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Question 1166002: Iodine - 131 is a radioactive isotope used in medicine. Its half-life or decay rate of 50% is 8 day. If a patiend is given 25mg of iodine - 131, how much would be left after 32 days or half-lives. Identify C,t,r, and the decay factor. Write down the equation you would use and solve.
Answer by ikleyn(52898)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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32 days are 4 half-life periods.


Therefore, the final amount of the medicine after 32 days will be


     =  =   mg.    ANSWER

Solved.

Notice that the instructions to the solution in the post go across the educational purpose of the problem.

It is why I did not follow these instructions.


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