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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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A medical technician is working with the four samples of radionuclides listed in the table below. Initially, each sample contains 14.00μmol of the radionuclide. First, order the samples by decreasing initial radioactivity. Then calculate how long it will take for the amount of radionuclide in each sample to decrease to 1/132 of the initial amount.

sample
A
B
с
D
symbol
223
88
212
82
60
27
55
radionuclide
27
Ra
Pb
Co
Co
half-life
11. days
11. hours
5.0 years
18. hours
initial
radioactivity
(choose one)
(choose one) C
(choose one)
(choose one)
time for amount of
radionuclide to decrease to
1/32 of initial amount
days
hours
years
hours

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