Radioactive decay, half-life and uses

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Question 27
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A clinical researcher prepares a dose of a radioactive tracer containing 160 μg160\text{ }\mu\text{g}160 μg of a specific isotope for a diagnostic scan. The isotope has a half-life of 8.0 days8.0\text{ days}8.0 days.

Calculate the mass of this isotope remaining in the sample after 40 days40\text{ days}40 days.

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