The half-lives of different medical radioisotopes are given in the table. If the initial amount of phosphorus-32 is 2.0 mCi, how much phosphorus-32 is left in the body after 42 days? Radioisotope Half-life (days) arsenic-74 18 iodine-131 8 phosphorus-32 14 chromium-51 28
The half-lives of different medical radioisotopes are given in the table. If the initial amount of phosphorus-32 is 2.0 mCi, how much phosphorus-32 is left in the body after 42 days? Radioisotope Half-life (days) arsenic-74 18 iodine-131 8 phosphorus-32 14 chromium-51 28
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![The half-lives of different medical radioisotopes are given in the table. If the initial amount of phosphorus-32 is 2.0 mCi, how
much phosphorus-32 is left in the body after 42 days?
Radioisotope
Half-life (days)
arsenic-74
18
iodine-131
8.
phosphorus-32
14
chromium-51
28
arsenic-74 remaining:
mCi](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd2fb6fc5-fcd4-4f4d-8a50-7751435e0fc2%2F49a19d78-6cf2-4035-a3ef-3c858abf0a37%2F6zfxkq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The half-lives of different medical radioisotopes are given in the table. If the initial amount of phosphorus-32 is 2.0 mCi, how
much phosphorus-32 is left in the body after 42 days?
Radioisotope
Half-life (days)
arsenic-74
18
iodine-131
8.
phosphorus-32
14
chromium-51
28
arsenic-74 remaining:
mCi
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