Question

) Iodine-125 emits gamma rays and has a half life of 60 days. If a 20 mg pellet of iodine-125 is implanted into a prostate gland, how much I-125 remains after 1 year

Answer 1

0.3 mg

Step-by-step explanation:

From

N/No = (1/2)^t/t1/2

N= mass of isotope left after 1 year

No= initial mass of isotope present

t= time elapsed

t1/2 = half life of the isotope

N/20 = (1/2)^365/60

N/20 = (1/2)^6

N= (1/2)^6 × 20

N= 0.3 mg