Radioactive decay, half-life and uses

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Question 5
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An investigation to monitor the rate of blood flow through a patient's kidney requires taking continuous measurements for about 45 minutes.

The radioactive tracer injected has a half-life of 6 hours.

State why a tracer with a half-life of 5 minutes is not suitable for this investigation.

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