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To measure the volume of the blood in an animal’s circulatory system, the following expe...

To measure the volume of the blood in an animal’s circulatory system, the following experiment was performed. A 5.0-mL sample of an aqueous solution containing 1.7 × 105 counts per minute (cpm) of tritium was injected into the bloodstream. After an adequate period of time to allow for the complete circulation of the tritium, a 5.0-mL sample of blood was withdrawn and found to have 1.3 × 103 cpm on the scintillation counter. Assuming that only a negligible amount of tritium has decayed during the experiment, what is the volume of the animal’s circulatory system?

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