SOLUTION: In 11.4 days a certain amount of iodine - 131 has decayed to (1/√2) of its original amount. What is the half-life of iodine - 131?

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Question 1176084: In 11.4 days a certain amount of iodine - 131 has decayed to (1/√2) of its original amount. What is the half-life of iodine - 131?
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Notice that   = .


It means that half-life of iodine-131 is two times 11.4 days,  or  2*11.4 = 22.8 days.    ANSWER

Solved.

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By the way,  the  Internet sources give  ANOTHER  value for the  Iodine-131  half-life:   8 days.

So,  your input data is  INCORRECT.


See,  for example,  these sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine-131

https://www.radioactivity.eu.com/site/pages/Iodine_131.htm



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