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Technetium-99m is an ideal radioisotope for scanning organs because it has a half-life of...

Technetium-99m is an ideal radioisotope for scanning organs because it has a half-life of 6.0 h and is a pure gamma emitter. Suppose that 80.0 mg were prepared in the technetium generator this morning. How many milligrams of technetium-99m would remain after the following intervals?

a. one half-life


b. two half-lives


c. 18 h


d. 24 h

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