If the amount of radioactive iodine-123, used to treat thyroid cancer, in a sample decreases from 3.2 to 0.4 mg in 39.6 h, what is the half-life of iodine-123?

Half life = 13.197 hour

Explanation:

Given:

Old amount (A₀) = 3.2

New amount (A) = 0.4

Radiation decay time (t) = 39.6 hour

Half life = T(1/2)

Find:

Half life = T(1/2) = T

Computation:

A = A₀

= 0.4 / 3.2

-[27.4428 / T] = In (0.125)

-[27.4428 / T] = -2.0794

[27.4428 / T] = 2.0794

T = 13.197

Half life = 13.197 hour

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mass = 6.75 g

volume =   9 cm³

therefore:

d = mass / volume

d   = 6.75 / 9

d = 0.7 g/cm³

answer b