The radioisotope 13¹1 is used to study Grave's disease, a disorder of the thyroid gland. ¹3¹1 has a half-life of 8.03 days. 1311 decay product time = 0 How much time has elapsed for the process shown above? Determine the decay constant for ¹3¹1. d-¹ time = ? d Starting with 78.0 mg ¹3¹1, how much of this radioisotope is left after 3.00 weeks? mg

The radioisotope 13¹1 is used to study Grave's disease, a disorder of the thyroid gland. ¹3¹1 has a half-life of 8.03 days. 1311 decay product time = 0 How much time has elapsed for the process shown above? Determine the decay constant for ¹3¹1. d-¹ time = ? d Starting with 78.0 mg ¹3¹1, how much of this radioisotope is left after 3.00 weeks? mg

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