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The iodine isotope 13153I is used in hospitals for diagnosis of thyroid function. 822 μg are ingested by a patient. The half-life the iodine isotope 13153I is 8.0207 days and mass is 130.906 u.
Determine the activity immediately after ingestion.
Determine the activity 1.00 h later when the thyroid is being tested.
Determine the activity 3.0 months later. Suppose that each month has 30 days.
a) Activity immediately after ingestion is 3.78226*1012 decays/s
b)Activity after 1 h = 3.7686*1012 decays/sec
c) Activity after 3 months = 1.58*109 decays/sec