If the half-life of iodine 131 is 8.10 days, how long will it take a 50.00 g sample to decay to 6.25 g?
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It is the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial size. In this case, the half-life of iodine 131 is 8.10 days, which means every 8.10 days, the amount of iodine 131 will be halved. Show more…
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