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If a 520 mg sample of technetium-99 is used for diagnostic procedure, how much of Tc-99 remains after 30.0h? Half life of Tc-99 is 6.0 hours.
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If a 520 mg sample of technetium-99 is used for diagnostic procedure, how much of Tc-99 remains after 30.0h? Half life of Tc-99 is 6.0 hours.

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16.25 mg
I have attached an image of the half life formula.
In this problem, N0 would be 520, since that is the initial amount.
t = 30.0 Hours
t 1/2 = 6.0 hours
Now plug everything into the equation. You get 16.25 mg. No
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