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Radioactive iodine, lodine 131, is used in Thyroid cancer therapies. Its half life is 8

days. If a patients is given a total dose of 1 gram of lodine 131, how much will be
left in the patients blood stream after 32 days? *include units*
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Answer: 0.0625 grams left in the patients blood stream

Step-by-step explanation:

half life formula: A = o(1/2)^t/d

A represents answer, o represents original amount of iodine used, t represents time iodine is used for, d represnts half life of iodine.

A = 1(1/2)^32/8

A = 0.0625 grams left in the patients blood stream

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