Iodine-131 is used to treat thyroid cancer. (a) The isotope decays by -particle emission. Write a balanced
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Iodine-131 is used to treat thyroid cancer.
(a) The isotope decays by β-particle emission. Write a balanced equation for this process.
(b) Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8.04 days. If you begin with 2.4 μg of radioactive 131I, what mass remains after 40.2 days?
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a The balanced equation for the particle emission of iodine131 is 131I 13...View the full answer
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