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Chapter 19, Problem 18E
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The amount of dose of radioactive I- 131 in a patient and its half life is given. Mass of I- 131 that remains in the patient after given time is to be calculated.

Concept introduction:Decay constant is the quantity that expresses the rate of decrease of number of atoms of a radioactive element per second. Half life is defined as the time required for the number of nuclides to reach half of the original value.

To determine:The mass of I- 131 that remains in the patient after given time.

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