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Question 1

Iodine-123, which is used for diagnostic imaging in the thyroid, has a half-life of 13 h.  If 50.0 mg of I-123 were prepared at 8:00 A.M. on Monday, how many mg remain at 10:00 A.M. on the following day?
◦ 6.25 mg
◦ 50.0 mg
◦ 3.13 mg
◦ 25.0 mg
◦ 12.5 mg

Question 2

A wooden object from a prehistoric site has a carbon-14 activity of 10 cpm compared to 40 cpm for new wood. If carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 yr, what is the age of the wood?
◦ 5730 yr
◦ 17 200 yr
◦ 1430 yr
◦ 22 900 yr
◦ 11 500 yr


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Marked as best answer by BrownTown3 on Jun 7, 2021

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BrownTown3

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Reply 2 on: Jun 7, 2021
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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