Radioactive iodine, 131I, with a half-life of 8.0252 d, is used in some forms of medical diagnostics.
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(a) If the initial activity of a sample is 64.5 mCi, what is the mass of 131I in the sample?
(b) What will the activity be 4.5 d later?
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