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Iodine-131 is a radioactive material that plays a role in natural gas production and has a half-life of 8 days. A 320-mg sample of iodine-131 will decay to 250 mg after approximately days.

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ardni313

Time of decays approximately 2.853 days

Further explanation

Given

mass = 320mg iodine-131

No=320 mg

Nt=250 mg

t1/2 = 8 days

Required

t=time of decays

Solution

General formulas used in decay:  

[tex]\large{\boxed{\bold{N_t=N_0(\dfrac{1}{2})^{t/t\frac{1}{2} }}}[/tex]

Input the value

[tex]\tt 250=320.\dfrac{1}{2}^{t/8}\\\\log\dfrac{25}{30}=t/8.log~0.5\rightarrow t=2.853~days[/tex]

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