Sodium-24 is used for monitoring blood circulation. (a) If 2.0 mg of sodium-24 has an activity of

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Sodium-24 is used for monitoring blood circulation.

(a) If 2.0 mg of sodium-24 has an activity of 17.3 Ci, what is its decay constant and its half-life?

(b) What mass of the sodium-24 sample remains after 2.0 d? The mass of a sodium-24 atom is 24mu.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

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